Is Logan Cooley a franchise player? Mammoth score 6 unanswered goals to beat Kraken

Fans cheer as Utah Mammoth center Logan Cooley (92) celebrates his goal in the first period of an NHL game against the Minnesota Wild held at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News The Utah Mammoth believe Logan Cooley is a franchise-level player, which they declared by giving him an $80 million contract in the fall.

But this season hasn’t indicated that as clearly as they’d hoped. He was playing fine before he got injured in December — 14 goals and 23 points in 29 games — certainly good enough to play in a top-six role in the NHL, but it’s not superstar-level offense. The team didn’t miss a beat when the injury struck, which led those who closely follow the team to wonder how integral the 21-year-old really is at this point in his young career.

But over the last week, Cooley has shown why 92 is one of the most common jersey numbers seen walking around the Delta Center concourse. The Mammoth got into a rough patch in their most recent home stand, which allowed the teams trailing them in the standings to get a bit too close for comfort. They were struggling to generate much of anything, and they needed someone to step up.

Cooley saw the Bat Signal, put on his mask, cape and utility belt and headed to the streets of Gotham. It started with a goal in the Mammoth’s loss to the Washington Capitals. The next game, he increased that to two goals, leading the Mammoth to a 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.