Datsyuk has been battling a lower-body injury, that could keep him out of Russia's tournament opener on Thursday vs. Slovenia. With the opponent being one that should be easy to beat, they could play it safe with Datsyuk and let him rest before Saturday's clash with the Americans. Datsyuk is set to centre the second line with former NHLers Ilya Kovalchuk and Alexander Radulov.