When general manager Bill Armstrong realized adding pieces here and there wasn’t working for the Arizona Coyotes, he blew up most of the roster. Armstrong kept the core young players to serve as the foundation for the future and amassed a stockpile of draft picks, hoping to rebuild a franchise that had been mired in mediocrity. The incremental climb continued after the franchise moved to Utah, landing a big step with the Mammoth’s playoff berth this season. A six-game loss to Vegas in the first round was not the ending the Mammoth wanted. They hope it’s just the beginning of something bigger. “There’s a fine line in our sport between winning and losing,” Armstrong said on Tuesday. “For the growth of our team, we have to suffer a little bit of pain, learn to walk that line a little bit better. If we can do that in the big moments moving forward with this group, we’re going to have a chance of making a run as far as we can to the Stanley Cup. That’s the goal of this organization.” The goal had been to reach the postseason. The Coyotes did it once since 2012, in the 2020 NHL bubble.