Sabres' Casey Mittelstadt: Returning Tuesday

Mittelstadt (upper body), as expected, will be in action against Ottawa on Tuesday, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.

Mittelstadt has been limited to just four games this season due to injury, including this most recent 16-game stint on injured reserve. With the center back in the lineup, he figures to slot into a second-line role alongside Peyton Krebs and Anders Bjork and will likely get a look with the man advantage. as well. Given his extended layoff, fantasy players may want to temper expectations out of the gate but can likely expect Mittelstadt to offer solid top-half fantasy value once back up to game speed.