Vaakanainen (upper body) was practicing in a regular jersey Friday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Vaakainen has been sidelined since March 18 versus the Devils, a stretch of eight games on the shelf due to his upper-body injury. Even if the 27-year-old blueliner is cleared to play, he's far from a lock to get into the lineup and could find himself serving as a healthy scratch periodically.