Wild's Zack Mitchell: Sent to waiver wire

Mitchell was waived by the Wild on Monday.

With veteran point-producer Zach Parise (back) on the verge of returning, Mitchell was deemed expendable. It's tough to complain about how the fourth-liner has played this season, as he's scored three times on 16 shots with a pair of assists through 21 games. That's solid production for a guy who's only been averaging 10:43 of ice time, so we wouldn't be surprised if another team claims the 24-year-old off the waiver wire.