Fri 9/30/11 8:26 AM

Pavel Datsyuk will not play Friday due to a sore back. Datsyuk missed practice on Thursday and while coach Mike Babcock expects to see Datsyuk in the lineup on Saturday in the back end of two games against Toronto, you never know with a wonky back. He hurt it when lifting weights on Wednesday. Datsyuk had an injury filled season in 2010-11 with 59 points in only 56 games. Look for an 85-90 point season if he can play the full season. Draft him in the second-fourth round in most drafts.