Mooney is more likely to be a 6th rounder than a 2nd rounder. I think expectations of the impact he can have as a freshman have come way down, as well.yeah i mean if you want to lump 1st and 2nd rounders, sure that's fair.
Mooney probably the best "impact" guy we have coming in in terms of high end skill and would be a 1st rounder if he were 2 inches taller (maybe even an inch). Think someone will take a chance on Mooney late 2nd after seeing more small guys make it and with the grit/hitting he showed against his peers recently. Rombach I think will sneak in there as well.
"high end" guys are going to be limited from this group I agree, but there is a good amount of older, established talent on this roster as well. likely be a very different team to watch play style (and likely not in a fun way for fans unless you like grinding hockey, which i guess can be fun if they make it physical rather than clutch and grab).
And I don't know how you can expect this team to "make it physical" when the Gophers have almost always been one of the softest teams in the country and almost all of the guys coming back are not known to hit basically anybody on the forecheck. It'll be a lot of slog hockey.