(Another in a series of player profiles prior to training camp Sept. 18-23.)

Pavel Datsyuk

Position: Center

Age: 36

Height/Weight: 5-11/198

2013-14 stats: 45 games, 17 goals, 20 assists, 37 points, plus-1 rating, six penalty minutes; (playoffs) five games, three goals, two assists, five points, plus-1 rating, no penalty minutes.

Career stats: 824 games, 272 goals, 532 assists, 804 points, plus-230 rating, 206 penalty minutes; (playoffs) 145 games, 39 goals, 69 assists, 108 points, plus-35 rating, 49 penalty minutes.

Contract status: Three years remaining at a salary-cap hit of $7.5 million.

2013-14 in review: Missed a total of 37 games due to injuries, including 30 games with knee inflammation on two occasions (Jan. 14-Feb. 3 and March 4-April 2). ... Missed seven games with a concussion (Nov. 24-Dec. 7) sustained from elbow by Ottawa's Jared Cowen. ... His streak of seven consecutive seasons leading or tied for the team lead in points ended. ... Faceoff percentage (53.4 percent) was best among team's regular centers. ... He took 157 more draws than anyone else despite missing so much time with injuries. ... Tied for second on the team with six power-play goals. ... Converted on 2-of-8 shootout attempts, well below his career average of 45.8 percent (33-of-72) coming into the season. ... Led team with 59 takeaways. ... Plus-1 rating was the worst he has posted since 2003-04 (minus-2). ... Led the team in goals (three) and points (five) in its first-round playoff series loss to Boston, scoring the winning goal with 3:01 remaining in Game 1, the Red Wings' lone victory. ... Served as captain of Russia's Olympic team during his fourth appearance at the Winter Games. ...Tied for the team lead with six points in five games at the Olympics, where Russia failed to medal at home in Sochi.

2014-15 outlook: The bad knee that forced him to miss 30 games also affected him in many games he played, but he still was on a 30-goal, 67-point pace for a full season and was the Red Wings' most effective player in the playoff loss to Boston. His knee didn't require surgery and he is expected to be at full strength at training camp. He's 36 and has a lot of wear and tear, but he still has some of the best hands in the league and his hockey sense is second to none. When healthy, he remains one of the top two-way players in the league. He still does it all for the Red Wings -- he'll be their offensive catalyst, their top defensive forward, their best faceoff man, and he'll be counted on to help protect a one-goal lead in the final minute of play. He'll probably play on and off with Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader on his line.

Key question: Will Datsyuk, after experiencing knee issues last season, return to form as a dominant two-way player?

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