Familiar Faces

A handful of faces from past seasons have dropped the gloves this week, none more surprising than Francis Lessard, who continues to see playing time for the Sens and got into a quick scrap with Darcy Hordichuk on Thursday.

The fight was Lessard's second during his call-up. He is still seeing time with the big club along with quite a few of his minor league teammates in a revamped lineup for Ottawa. How long Lessard will stay remains a mystery, although no one would mind if it was for the rest of the year.

On Wednesday, Nolan Yonkman was outgunned by Jody Shelley in more ways than one. After declining an invitation to fight and drawing a penalty on Yonkman, Shelley obliged once Yonkman stepped out of the box and scored a bloody, come-from-behind victory. The bout was Yonkman's first since just after the lockout.

Jordin Tootoo was also cleared to return to action for the Preds and danced with Jared Boll in an entertaining tilt.