# MAMMOTH MOVES Utah Mammoth DEBATE Retaining Nick DeSimone or Ian Cole in Crowded Defense Core

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Podcast: [Locked On Mammoth - Daily Podcast on the Utah Mammoth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-mammoth-daily-podcast-on-the-utah-mammoth-255042)
Published: 2026-05-21T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Utah Mammoth face tough decisions as free agency looms—will reliable defenseman Nick DeSimone and veteran Ian Cole return, or is a blue line shake-up inevitable? Tom Callahan and Robyn Leaño debate the value of consistency and experience versus the promise of young talent like Dmitri Simishev and Maveric Lamoureux. Could a bargain deal for DeSimone or a one-year insurance policy for Cole reshape the defensive core? The conversation digs into salary cap implications, trade rumors involving key names like Mikhail Sergachev and Sean Durzi, and the urgent need for a top-line center to push the Mammoth forward. With the possibility of moving a core defenseman to land a star pivot, and prospects knocking on the NHL door, can the Utah Mammoth make the right roster choices to stay competitive in a tough Western Conference? Find out what the future might hold for Utah’s blue line.

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