Redwings have always been my second favourite team.
Datsyuk has long been my favourite player in the league. Even being on the smaller side and being 37 years old I'm still amazed when I watch him. He is the definition of a complete player and a treat to watch.
For an example, I was watching the DET/OTT game the other night and there was a sequence where Turris who is 10 years younger the Dats, got the puck in the neutral zone and was on a partial breakaway, Datsyuk tracked him down, prevented the shot then stripped him in the corner and got the puck to the Dman who started the transition, Datsyuk hustled all the way back down the ice got the puck back made a nice little move and almost scored.