Red Wings' Datsyuk to begin skating in 2 weeks
Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk will be able to resume skating in early October and is expected to return to action the following month, barring a setback in his recovery from ankle surgery, general manager Ken Holland told reporters before the team's preseason game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.
Per Ken Holland, Pavel Datsyuk (ankle surgery) to start skating in 2 weeks. Expected back in November. #RedWings #NovemberMan
— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) September 24, 2015
The 37-year-old had surgery in July, telling a Russian publication shortly after he expected to miss the start of the season and was given a four-to-five month timetable.
Holland said in August that Datsyuk was on schedule in his recovery.
Datsyuk collected 26 goals and 65 points in 63 regular-season games last season, adding three goals and five points in seven playoff contests.
He has spent his entire 13-year NHL career with the Red Wings, who made him a sixth-round pick in 1998.