It is now five days until the NHL’s trade deadline, which takes place this Friday, March 7th and the Utah Hockey Club must soon decide if they will acquire players to bolster the roster for a playoff push,

Utah Hockey Club is one example of why. They have no intention of being sellers if they can avoid it. They feel they’re still in the playoff race in the West, trying to chase down the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames for the last playoff spot.

The Utah Hockey Club (27-24-9) carries a three-game win streak into tonight’s affair with the New Jersey Devils (32-22-6) at Delta Center. Utah has also won four straight at home and is now just two points behind the Vancouver Canucks for the eighth and final playoff position in the Western Conference.

The Utah Hockey Club continue to hang around the playoff picture in the Western Conference, and the front office is not looking to sell.

Since making his debut with the Club on Jan. 14 after recovering from lower-back surgery, Marino has been a steady piece of Utah’s top pair with Mikhail Sergachev. Marino has logged six points in 18 games while averaging 21:21 of time on ice.

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"When we rolled into Utah, we kind of said, 'We want to be in a position down the stretch where we're playing meaningful games," Utah general manager Bill Armstrong said prior to a 5-3 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. "We're in the build right now, as we call it. We're four years in and we're making a lot of progress."

General manager Bill Armstrong said his players' performance will decide what Utah Hockey Club does at the trade deadline.

Utah Hockey Club is going to be active at the NHL trade deadline, but Alexander Kerfoot and Ian Cole probably won't be involved in the wheeling and dealing.