Mitch has been back for the last 19 games and he's played in 17 of them.....4g and 2a. Now I like Drake however he's played in 17 of the last 19 games and has 2 assists. During that time Drake has played primarily on the 1st or 2nd line. I'm not an expert but i would say those stats warrant Mitch playing over Drake.
You say that tonight you're starting line would be panz Jim and General. That means Mattson would sit again tonight unless your keeping Panz as a forward. I can only guess that you will be disappointed in tonights line up because my guess is that the players you want in the lineup (Jim, Chyz, Drake and Panz) will not all be there.