Holland: Datsyuk exodus leaves Wings with ‘huge hole’

(Photo: David Guralnick / Detroit News)Detroit — Pavel Datsyuk is gone — so now what?

There’s several ways the Red Wings could go now that the longtime center announced he is returning to Russia and foregoing the final year of his three-year contract.

General manager Ken Holland, however, doesn’t paint an optimistic future considering the Red Wings will have a cap hit of $7.5 million courtesy of Datsyuk.

“We’ll be competitive ... but we’ll be comprised by having $7.5 million tied up on a player you don’t have,” he said. “It’s a huge hole and it’s very difficult situation. But we’ll manage it.”

Holland’s first move is to attempt to trade Datsyuk’s contract — to a team needing to reach the cap…