Well…it’s sad day for Red Wings fans with the news that Pavel Datsyuk will be leaving the Wings at the end of the playoff run. Not really a surprise to those of us who follow the team closely, it is still a shock to see one of the best players in franchise history leave with a year left on his contract. But, reading the great article by Mitch Albom in the Free Press this morning, I hope that we all can understand why he is doing it…the pull of family and home just got too great for him to stay…when he talked about his 13 year old daughter and not being able to be there for her, you could hear the longing in his voice and how can you fault someone for that? It has been a great run for the “Magic Man” in Detroit and we will surely miss him…thanks Pavel…..