The Utah Mammoth have now lost three straight games and couldn't keep up with the star power of the Vegas Golden Knights last night.
Tonight, they face the St. Louis Blues, eagerly looking for a big win. Unfortunately, winning may be much harder than Utah would like over the next couple of weeks.
The Mammoth face a tough couple of weeks
Utah is missing defensemen Nate Schmidt and John Marino, who are sidelined for weeks. The Mammoth missed Logan Cooley last night, who is day-to-day. Utah will also be without its top goal-scorer, Dylan Guenther, for a couple of weeks.
The offense and defense is both depleted, as both Marino and Schmidt were among the best defenders for Utah last season.
Hopefully Cooley returns soon, but he's been exciting to watch this season so far. Guenther scored 40 goals last season and will be missed dearly. Combine this with the fact that Utah just isn't getting good performances from Sebastian Cossa and Karel Vejmelka this season, and the next few weeks could be rough.
Utah needs players to step up and fast before things continue to go south. The good news is that Utah has plenty of depth and can survive something like this.
Either way, Mammoth fans shouldn't expect to see the prettiest hockey of all time until injuries start to get better and either Vejmelka or Cossa steps up significantly. Right now, things just don't feel great. Hopefully Utah can kickstart a win streak by taking down St. Louis tonight.
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