John Mitchell scored his seventh goal of the season on Wednesday.
Mitchell has 11 points in 21 games this season. He got off to a hot start, but has slowed down as a the season drags on. We don't anticipate him having much fantasy value in standard leagues for the rest of the 2013 campaign.

John Mitchell (flu) is ready to return to the Avalanche's lineup.
Mitchell didn't play on Monday, but he will play Thursday. He has four goals and seven points in 10 games this season.

John Mitchell is day-to-day with the flu.
Mitchell will not be available for Monday's game against the Phoenix Coyotes. He's been a pleasant surprise for the Avalanche this season with seven points in 10 games. Colorado is already playing without forwards Steve Downie and Gabe Landeskog due to injuries and they haven't been able to re-sign restricted free agent Ryan O'Reilly. "You got to go out there and play the hand you're dealt. We're fine. We can't worry about who's not here, who's not in the lineup," Avs coach Joe Sacco said. "We have to focus on what we can control and that's the players that are available to us."

John Mitchell had two goal and an assists in Colorado's 6-3 victory over Calgary on Thursday.
Mitchell now has four goals this season, just one shy of his 2011-12 mark established over 63 games. He's getting big minutes on the depleted Colorado Avalanche, making him a bit of an unconventional choice for those fishing for a waiver wire pickup.

John Mitchell will move to play with Paul Stastny and David Jones on Wednesday night.
The Avalanche have been forced to change up their combinations with captain Gabriel Landeskog and plugger Steve Downie sidelined due to injury. "Just shake it up a little bit and see what happens," coach Joe Sacco said. "Stastny and Jones, I have high hopes for those guys. They had a real good season last year together and I expect them to pick it up here very shortly." Mitchell, who is playing in his first season with the Avalanche, currently has two goals in five games.

John Mitchell's face looks like a mask.
Absorbing a puck to the forehead did the most damage in a 4-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets Thursday night, but incidents in Colorado's two other games messed up his nose and mouth. "I've never seen a guy three games in a row take such a beating," Avs defenseman Erik Johnson said. Looks aren't deceiving. The Avs' new third-line center is contributing to his team in multiple ways. His two goals are tied with Matt Duchene and P.A. Parenteau for the team lead, and he's tied for second with a plus-3 rating. "Obviously he's a pretty tough guy," Avs veteran right winger Milan Hejduk said.