Overview
- The team announced Monday that Cooley is out indefinitely following a left-leg collision with the post late in the Dec. 5 win in Vancouver, days after a separate knee-on-knee incident on Nov. 29.
- Cooley was a late scratch against Calgary on Saturday and also missed Monday’s game versus Los Angeles, with no timetable provided as evaluations continue.
- Tourigny said Cooley will be missing some time and highlighted Barrett Hayton and recent call-up Daniil But as players expected to fill the void.
- The 21-year-old leads Utah with 14 goals and has 23 points in 29 games, logging top power-play minutes.
- Cooley signed an eight-year, $80 million extension in October, and his absence looms large for a club holding a Western Conference wild-card position.