Injury
Coach Mike Babcock said Pavel Datsyuk won't play Saturday in Toronto due to the sore back he has from lifting weights. It's nothing major. He might sit out Sunday as well, be he should be ready for the season opener, Oct. 7 against Ottawa.
Clearly nothing serious or Datsyuk would be held out of the exhibition game. Last season he scored 23 goals and 59 points in 56 games and looked like a Hart Trophy finalist before succumbing to injury. Feel free taking him as early as the late first round.
