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Slow start for Taylor Mourning


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After falling in the draft to 10th overall, Taylor Mourning felt he had something to prove to the VHL. Fully believing he was capable of being the best player in his draft class, Mourning thought for sure he would be selected in the top five; instead, he ended up on the Malmo Nighthawks, a team which had spoken with Mourning ahead of the draft but did not believe he would be available to them at their first selection. They made what was a very easy pick for them, but so far, Mourning has mostly disappointed in the VHL.

 

It took Mourning 13 games to finally get his first point. Although he is up to three assists now in 18 games played, his presence on the ice has certainly been lacking. He is getting minutes out there, but he just doesn't do quite a good enough job getting to and controlling the puck. One telling statistic is how much better his linemates play on the power play versus 5v5. Essentially, the power plays seem like even strength, while even strength is more like a penalty kill, with Mourning making such little an impact that it's like he's not even there.

 

That's quite a harsh thing to say, and it's certainly an exaggeration, but perhaps we are seeing why Mourning fell as far as he did. He definitely puts in the work, but still has a long way to go before he can help out the team. With the Nighthawks currently in first place and hoping to keep it that way, they are going to need him to start figuring things out sooner rather than later.

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