San Jose Sharks: Looking Forward to the Return of Torrey Mitchell

Before the start of the 2008-2009 NHL season, it would have been hard to predict that Sharks would begin the year 16-3-1 without their star rookie from last season, Torrey Mitchell in the lineup. Mitchell suffered a broken left fibula in a scrimmage in late September, which put some doubt in the mind's of Sharks fans on whether or not this year was going to be different.  A year ago, a similar injury put Ryane Clowe on the IR for the majority of the season when he injured his knee a few games into last season. So even though Torrey's recovery time is supposed to be only a couple of months, it was easy for Sharks fans to doubt whether this team could fare without their star rookie.   Now when I say "star" rookie, fans of other NHL teams may think Mitchell must have put up 20+ goals and 50+ points, but that is not the case with Torrey.  Even though he only put up a modest 10 goals and 10 assist for 20 points in his rookie campaign, Mitchell played all in 82 games as a rookie.  ... (link)