After months of speculation, Pavel Datsyuk made it official on Saturday afternoon when he announced that he is leaving the Detroit Red Wings and will return to Ru sia."My family and I have decided that it's time to return home" - Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) Datsyuk intends Walker Buehler Jersey to play in the KHL, but has not yet signed with a team. Word of this potential move first started to surface in early April but Datsyuk never made it official until Saturday. He still has one-year remaining on a three-year contract that pays him more than $7 million per season. Because Datsyuk Max Muncy Jersey signed that contract after turning 35 years old the Red Wings will be stuck with that salary cap hit for the 2016-17 season even though he will no longer be playing for the team. Red Wings general manager Ken Holland will hold a pre s conference at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday. Originally a sixth-round draft pick by the Red Wings in 1998, Datsyuk spent 14 years with the team Julio Urias Jersey and was one of the best two-way players of his era. In 953 regular season games Datsyuk had 918 points (314 goals and 604 a sists) while also winning the Selke Trophy three times as the 's best defensive Andre Ethier Jersey forward.He helped the team play in three Stanley Cup Finals during his career, winning two of them in 2002 and 2008. Injuries slowed him down considerably over the past few years, but when he was on the ice he was still a top-line player, so it is going to be a big hole for the Red Wings to fill. He scored 16 goals and added 33 a sists in 66 games for the Red Wings this season Mike Piazza Jersey .