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,

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

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 is playing some great hockey as of late, and don't count them out of the playoff race in the West just yet.

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That’s significant because Team USA general manager Bill Guerin is the GM of the Wild. In four games against the Wild this season, Keller now has nine points. He’s on a six-game point streak and has a total of 69 points in 59 games.

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

The Minnesota Wild are back in town for the fourth and final matchup of the regular season between the two clubs. Utah has earned points in all three games against the Wild, falling 5-4 in a shootout at home on Dec. 10, winning 2-1 in St. Paul on Dec. 20, and shutting out Minnesota 4-0 at Xcel Energy Center on Jan. 23.

Craig Morgan of NHL.com: Utah Hockey Club GM Bill Armstrong when asked what their plan is heading into the March 7th NHL 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.