Pavel Datsyuk (knee) joined his teammates on the ice for practice on Thursday. However, he still isn't expected to play Friday against Los Angeles and Saturday in Nashville. "It feels good, nice to come back skating with teammates," Datsyuk said. "Every day I'm closer but I don't know for sure (when he's returning). I'll go with them on the West Coast and we'll see." Datsyuk has missed the Red Wings' past seven games after he underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Feb. 21.