After suffering a lower-body injury in early December, Logan Cooley is poised to make his return soon. How will Cooley's return impact the Mammoth and their current lineup?
SALT LAKE CITY — The Mammoth are playing the best stretch of hockey this season. The scary part is, they've done it without their best player.Logan Cooley has been sidelined since Dec. 5, when he slid awkwardly into the goal post in Vancouver in a game against the Canucks.
The lower-body injury has forced Cooley to miss the past 21 games, but a return is imminent.The Mammoth are 13-9-1 since Cooley went down, but they are 9-2-1 since the turn of the calendar and show no signs of slowing down.The question is, what will Utah do when he returns?Each line has brought something to the table and the Mammoth won't want to mess with something that is clearly working. Since head coach Andre Tourigny moved the team's goal leader, Dylan Guenther, to the third line and swapped him for rookie Daniil But, the Mammoth are 5-1-0.Top line leadersThe offense has been humming, but the forward pairings have made key defensive plays, as well. Players are working well with each other and everyone's game seems to be complimentary.The first line of Nick Schmaltz, Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse has not only set the pace for the rest of the team, but their play has brought plenty of clutch moments.Keller just completed a great stretch of play at home, totaling 13 points in the team's seven-game homestand. His best performance came in Utah's 5-4 overtime victory over the Flyers on Wednesday.Second in points this season behind Keller, Schmaltz has brought consistent play to the ice for the Mammoth. His clutch puck strip of Garnet Hathaway on Wednesday may have been the play of the year for Utah. While Keller's goals were absolutely mesmerizing, this was the play of the game.99% of the time that's an empty netter but Schmaltz didn't give up. He refused to quit and won possession back.Utah needs to bring 8 back this summer.pic.twitter.com/ErpxX2yyCk— Cole Bagley January 22, 2026 "Sometimes, not everybody will see that or you need to really pay attention when there's a highlight play like that," Tourigny said. "I like his performance and how he impacts our team."Crouse has helped solidify that other first-line wing spot with his consistent play. It may not always show up in the statsheet, but Crouse has seemingly made the right play at the right time consistently. His play has been crucial to the Mammoth's recent success."Guys are reading well off each other all over the ice," Crouse said. "As a team, when we're playing at ou
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