With the Utah Mammoth in the midst of a losing skid, things won't get any easier when they host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday as their top goal scorer is set remain out.
Centre Logan Cooley won't play against the Blues as he continues to navigate through an upper-body injury, KSL Sports' Cole Bagley reported on Thursday. It remains unclear how and when he suffered the injury.
Although head coach André Tourigny labelled the star forward as day-to-day, he added Cooley will undergo additional testing to determine the severity.
His next chance to return to the ice will come on Saturday against the San Jose Sharks.
He was previously ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights, despite having logged a standard 20:18 of ice time in the team's 4-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 7 — his last game before being scratched.
With Nick Schmaltz (lower body) listed as a game-time decision, subsequently putting his status in jeopardy, Vincent Trocheck could see a boost to the top line if the Mammoth ultimately wind up without their two top centres.
Through 18 games, Cooley has recorded a team-high 11 goals and 10 assists for 21 points.
