Torrey Mitchell readily concedes that he probably won’t reach the 1,000-game milestone.
He’ll turn 33 next month and he’s at 626 games after more than 10 years in the NHL with a body that’s absorbed significant setbacks. So it’s doubtful he’ll have his praises sung the way teammates Dustin Brown and Marian Gaborik did Thursday when their 1,000-game accomplishments converged.
But Mitchell proved there’s nothing wrong with being unsung.
He set up the tying goal on one of his three shifts in the third period. The stage lights fell uniquely on Brown and Gaborik, but Mitchell could identify with them.