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Utah Hockey Club makes NHL draft splashes by trading for Sergachev and Marino | Sports

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Utah Hockey Club stole the show on the second day of the NHL draft by making two big trades in a matter of minutes, fast-tracking a rebuild for the team looking to make a splash in its new city. Utah acquired two-time Stanley Cup champion Mikhail Sergachev from Tampa Bay in a blockbuster and got fellow defenseman John Marino from New Jersey in separate trades completed Saturday. A buzz rippled through the crowd at Sphere when NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly announced the Sergachev trade early in the second round. Utah sent defenseman J.J. Moser, forward prospect Conor Geekie, a 2025 second-rounder and the 199th pick in this year’s draft. Daly was back at the microphone not long after to inform fans and the rest of hockey that Utah was not done, getting Marino and the 153rd pick from the Devils for No. 49 and Edmonton’s second-rounder in 2025. Owner Ryan Smith and general manager Bill Armstrong cautioned that the team would not spend wastefully in free agency, but these moves with potentially more coming when free agency opens Monday could make Utah a contender sooner than later. The club entered the draft with 13 picks, and

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