Good news for the Detroit Red Wings, as they have activated Russian superstar Pavel Datsyuk, just before the All-Star break. The team is expecting Datsyuk to be ready to play on Wednesday night, when they take on the Senators in Ottawa. Datsyuk has been out since Christmas with a broken hand, but the Red Wings have kept on chugging along without him, still ranking 2nd in the Western Conference standings.Datsyuk has been scoring at over a point-per-game this season and his 39 points in 33 games still ranks 65th in pool scoring this year, his lowest ranking since 2003.
The return of Datsyuk will be welcomed wholeheartedly by Stacey C., who has him in draft this year. When Datsyuk left with an injury, Stacey was ranked 11th in the standings, 27 points out of the money, and upon his return, Stacey sits 10th, 35 points out of the money.Between then and now, Stacey has kept a reasonable pace without his 1st round pick, but would likely be in much better shape, if Datsyuk had been active over the last six weeks. The teams around Stacey have also seen their fair share of injuries, making the loss of Datsyuk a little easier to swallow, but not gaining ground on the money has to still sting a little bit.
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