Welcome back to a summer series taking a look at what the next season holds, one player at a time. We're running it down numerically, which means today is our favorite Canadian from Russia: Johnny Malkin.
You know, for a bottom-six skillset, John Mitchell has really disproportionally polarized Avalanche fans forever. Let's see if we can figure out which way the wind will blow this season.
Last Season
As far as JFM goes, 2014-15 was very very average. His 26 points were about what he brings to the table every year, as were his relative Corsi/Fenwick (just south of even), shooting percentage, even his PiMs were very Standard John Mitchell Numbers.