I think Mooney is earning his spot on this team and will probably stick. But I don't like the idea of a 5'6 guy at center for the U18 Worlds, especially with Humphreys already being weak off the puck and a perimeter winger, so I'd make some type of change to that line. Probably putting LVV back in the middle if/when he returns and move Mooney to the wing.
He should stick based on what he's shown so far, but agree he'll be at wing. You could run Mooney-LVV-Humphreys and see how it goes.
Yeah, I don’t have a point of comparison cause this is my first time seeing him live but there’s a lot to like here, size will give some NHL GMs pause though
Have heard some concerns about Mooney's size, but he's never been the kind of player to rely on it. If he works on his fitness and core strength, the speed will pop with his smooth stride. He already has the hands and brain of an NHLer, IMO.
I was excited when I first saw that too, but then saw he was 170 cm last year and 171 cm this year. 5'6 to 5'8 might just be a rounding thing unfortunately. The tricky thing with Mooney is he's built like Lane Hutson where he's both small and skinny.
Unless you're suggest 1cm equals two inches, you're going to need to be more specific here. It wouldn't make sense to list the cm unless that what was being measured.
Ugh - that is scary anyway you look at - hoping just strain - great player for ntdp - hoping he’s back soon !
Every team the USNTDP has played against seems to have a ton of courage until Phillips or Amico are out there.
Only update was he didn't play the next game and was listed as a scratch.
I wish there was a better and slower angle on that hit, it wasn't late and might have been more of a big guy hitting a little guy hit?
