Milan Michalek (hip flexor) returned to practice Monday, Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen reports.

Michalek (hip flexor) returned to practice Monday, Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen reports.

Analysis:

Michalek was off the ice over the weekend after sustaining the hip injury in an earlier practice, but he appears in the clear for the remainder of the Senators' exhibition schedule. The Senators expect to deploy Michalek on their second line this season.