Watch: Dylan Guenther scores first goal in Utah Hockey Club franchise history

Guenther is one of Utah's rising stars and a big reason why expectations should be high for the team in its new home. He also just signed a new eight-year, $60 million contract extension before the season, something that may not have happened this quickly had the team not relocated and found new ownership.

During the franchise's run in Arizona (as the Coyotes), it was a nonstop soap opera of ownership drama, arena uncertainty and a bleak long-term outlook that always had relocation as an option. During the team's final two seasons in Arizona, it played at a 4,000-seat college arena. 

It was unfortunate — and unfair — to Coyotes fans who had to keep putting up with that, but the on-ice product and outlook is already infinitely better in Utah. The team has stable ownership, plays in a full-size NHL arena and had a productive offseason that saw it retool its defense with the additions of Mikhail Sergachev and John Marino. Utah could be a contender for a playoff spot this season.