After Monday's practice, center Shane Pinto confirmed to the media that he's ready to return to the lineup for Tuesday's game in Toronto. As one of the Ottawa's best two-way forwards, Pinto not only makes the club's top-nine more dangerous, he helps take heat off of fellow centers Tim Stutzle and Josh Norris.

The Franklin Square product missed 41 games because of a gambling suspension last season and has dealt with an injury that's kept him out of seven games this season, but he's itching to get going.