British Guy Reacts To PAVEL DATSYUK
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British Guy Reacts To PAVEL DATSYUK
Where does Pavel Datsyuk rank in the history of great Hockey players? What did you like most about him as a player?
Easily top 100 where in the top 100 you be the judge
So points wise, he doesn't necessarily rank that high. He's 117th on all time points leaders for the NHL with 314 goals and 608 assists ( higher if you count his time in the KHL, a Russian league that would probably be just behind the NHL in player quality worldwide). But what really set him apart was the things he could do with his stick primarily, but secondarily his defensive play was top notch. He not only won 2 Stanley Cups with the Wings, but he also made 5 all star teams, won the Selke trophy 3 years in a row (best defensive forward in the league) and the Lady Byng four years in a row (best conduct and sporting ability), and also had the highest plus minus in the league several times for what that's worth (plus minus basically just means how many goals happened both for and against your team while you were on the ice). Not to mention he also has an Olympic gold medal from 2018.
Sorry, got carried away with his accolades. Point is, he was one of the best stick handlers in history, one of the best two way players in history, even if his production wasn't quite up to snuff against guys like Ovechkin or Crosby.
he is inarguably one of the top 100 to ever play the game
He's the most creative hockey player to ever live, but he's probably around the 20th best all-time. He was remarkable defensively and offensively. If he was faster and taller, he could be in the conversation of the best ever. He was 5"11 190, optimum size for a center is 6"1-6"3 200-220lbs. There is no height too tall for center and no weight too high if you can maintain speed and conditioning. That said, you don't want to be short or under 190lbs
They also missed all his top 5 dekes...
Datsyuk might’ve been a great offensive player with all those crazy dangles and goals but he was one of the best defensive forwards ever, a great player both on offence and defence
That is very interesting to hear. I never knew that
@@mertsalihorgot to mention, i loved it when you said “he’s a professional embarrassment causer” 😂
As a former pro hockey player and being from Detroit Michigan I can promise you Datsyuk was the best and still is the best stick Handler of all time
As a redwings fan legitimately my favorite hockey player of all time, so technically gifted so talented so trained, what he lacked in physical attributes he made up for with technical talent to be one of the best hockey players of all time
I’m an oilers fan but he is one of the reasons I played growing up. Sad he isn’t brought up more as one of the best
I loved Datsyuk, but how can you put him over guys like Yzerman or Lidstrom?
Nowhere as good as John Scott
Technically he looks amazing. Such an enjoyable player to watch
@@brianforrester9670 You don't put him over those guys, you add him to the list.
Dude, thanks for finally watching some Datsyuk, aka "The Magic Man". He's my absolute favorite of all time. And yes, he's arguably the best stick handler in the game, so far anyway (a lot of young guys grew up watching him and are now imitating that stuff in junior).
Also, my personal favorite story from an NHL insider named Chris Johnston involves Datsyuk. Apparently when he used to go around interviewing players, one of the questions he used to ask was "who is your favorite player to watch?". Because if you just asked them "who is the best", while you'd get a lot of Sid and Ovechkin in there, you'd also get a few other names. But Chris said that if you instead asked them "who is your favorite player to watch", the answer was almost universally Pavel Datsyuk. That just says it all to me. Even other NHL players thought he was amazing.
Drafted 6th round, 171st overall...like no one had a clue.. Similar to the players who had to be on the ice with him. Grew up watching him and the red wings. So smart out there, it's like he was playing a different game than everyone else at times. King of takeaways.
Pavel "Magic Man" Datsyuk was electric and changed the way many play the game. He was soft-spoken, polite, cheery, but could get gritty if he needed to. Thanks for watching this!
Electric is a perfect word to describe him
Him checking Chara is one of my favorite "gritty" moments, but it's on very few highlight videos
I’m a lifelong red wings fan, and the best way I can describe the red wings from 2004-2012 was that any time Datsyuk was on the ice we had not only hope, but true belief we could win that game. He had a way of being the tone setter and the pacemaker for every single game he played in. There could be chaos on the ice and then his feet hit the ice and the puck is on his stick and within seconds your team looks calm and looks like they are in control.
I got to see Datsyuk live a few times. It’s funny watching him because he looks skinny and small compared to everyone else, he’s not as fast as the fast guys but he had incredible body control along with his stick control. I used to say he was the perfect speed because some fast guys during his time would skate their way into trouble. He was always going the perfect speed to see his surroundings and he was an incredible feeder. His goal scoring skill was fine, nothing crazy but he was such a great passer and offensive defender
Should've met Igor Larionov.... went to training camp couple times.... he'd walk right out the front after practice with his glasses on.... people didn't recognize him! Yet he was key in his time with Detroit! Russian Five!!
One reason Datsyuk was so special is because he was doing this at a time when there weren’t as many skill players in the game as there are today. He was one of the guys who proved hockey could be more than just big hits and slap shots. A lot of guys who play today grew up watching Datsyuk and wanting to play like him.
Also fyi the term you were looking for is wrist-shot or wrister.
to put his skill into perspective, on top of the insane goal scoring abilities you saw in the video, he was also a 3x winner of the Selke Trophy, awarded to the league's best DEFENSIVE forward. one of the best all-around players of all-time and so fun to watch.
That is quite amazing. He really had everything
@@mertsalih he also won the lady byng four times on top of that which is the award for best conduct and sporting ability in the league of any player that year and the four years he won it were all in a row also won 2 Stanley Cups
One of my favourite players of all time to watch thank you for watching him and reacting
He also lead the NHL in takeaways multiple times and won the lady Byng trophy I think 3 or 4 times, which is awarded to the most sportsmanlike player in the league. He may not be the top of the chart in any individual stat collum but as far as an all around complete player he was one of the best. Truely a unique, once in a lifetime player.
Your comment "his arsenal of skills" is 100% correct Mert!! I grew up with hockey and the Detroit Red Wings..and as you said...He IS an artist! and YES...watching him live in Hockey Town was truly mesmerizing. He played for the Red Wings from 2001 - 2016. He is from Russia. So he did end up going back to Russia to play for his hometown team Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg in the KHL. I believe he has retired from hockey as of 2021. In 2017 he was named one of the NHL'S 100 best hockey players in history. He is known as the "Wizard" or "Magic man" rightly so! Whether he was doing his awe inspiring puck/stick handling, legendary shootout moves or his entertaining clever dekes..he was ALWAYS special to watch. I miss Him and ALL the Red Wings from that time period (2000's) Zetterberg, McCarty, Fedorov...awesome memories in Hockeytown back then🏒❤ Btw...Love your channel & reactions👍👍
Growing up, he played for the NHL team closest to where I lived. I had the absolute pleasure of watching him live for a decade. He was by far, and to this day, my favourite player to touch a hockey stick. He’s who I modelled my own game around, who’s highlights I’d watch to try and get better.
While yes, Pavel was incredibly skilled on offence, he was also one of the best defensive players as well.
There’s a saying about him, or a sentiment rather. “If Datsyuk had played for any other team, he’d have scored 150 pts a year”. Instead, he played a full team game, and was rewarded with 2 Stanley Cups and 4 consecutive Lady Byng trophies, which are awarded to the "player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability".
He was a pleasure to watch, and I feel spoiled that I got to watch him in person for over a decade in Detroit.
A surprising thing about Datsyuk, was that he was drafted 171st overall. The fact that he even put on a pair of skates and saw any ice time in an NHL game is surprising, but that he ended up playing the better part of a 1000 games, and averaging around a point per game is incredible.
Павел начал играть и кататься в Екатеринбурге. Вашу лигу он поднял уже потом. И то, что его не забрали раньше, это не провал американских скаутов, это зоркий глаз российских тренеров, которые понимали, что парня надо подлечить и отдать вовремя.
Thank you for doing this one mate ! Love the channel . I saw his entire nhl career from day one til her went back to Russia . I’ve been around the game my entire life in one way or another. No one has ever to my eye anyway been on his level . Some come close but none as gifted in the over all just quick thinking uncanny things he could do with a puck . He could just make things happen out of nowhere. Life long never die Red Wings fan here . I’ve seen some of the best to ever play the game and as I said for my money no one was as gifted a player with the puck on their stick as pavel . If he didn’t want to be the complete package and play excellent defense he could have put up insane points totals. In his prime there was no one in the world I’d pick above him to have on my team .
As a lifelong Red Wings fan Datsyuk just has to be my favorite player of all time. The Magic Man was just that....MAGIC. What he did with the puck was almost as special as what he did without the puck. What I mean by that is that he was always in the right position, he defended, he assisted....he just did it ALL! The wings went WAY down hill after he retired. Just amazing! ALSO....thank GOD for instant replay because most of the time you see something happen and are just like WTF did he just do? Then they slow it down and see the absolute ridiculous stuff he just did in the blink of an eye.
Datsyuk was special. It was such a joy to watch Detroit because you always knew Datsyuk was going to do something fun. It could happen at any time. He is so uniquely skilled.
Watching him play for us was awesome. He was a great player and was a key player for YEARS. I liked how you said he made the game beautiful, because I never thought about it
I live in Michigan and I was 13 when Detroit drafted Pavel Datsyuk. I watched many, many games with Pavvy. It got to a point where you stop watching the puck when he is on the ice and just watch him. When the play was away from him, he would just gently glide around. Once the puck got near him he jumped into action, always with a move you didn't expect. He won the Lady Byng trophy four years in a row.
Datsyuk was the magic man. One of the stars of the game, a player who would regularly make something out of nothing, night after night. He was regularly paired with Henrik Zetterberg and they would combine often to make crazy plays happen.
Too bad Babcock, split them up, as a Redwing fan I felt kind of cheated. They were so good together!
Human highlight reel, one of the best two-way players of all time (offense+defense), likely the best puck thief of all time, drafted to the nhl in the 6th round at #171, so he's one of the best draft steals of all time... and he basically won it all... 2 Stanley Cups (NHL championship), world junior gold, olympic gold, world championship... member of the 'triple gold club' (Stanley Cup, Olympic Gold, World Championship)... He had four consecutive seasons of 87, 87, 97 and 97 points early in his NHL career, but never had more than 70 again, so he's not among the top scorers of all time, but given how insanely good he was in both directions, one can easily make the argument that he's one of the best players the game has ever seen. Certainly one of the most talented!
Life long red wings fan and it truly was a privilege to see Datsyuk (and Henrik Zetterberg) play. That was a fantastic era of Red Wings hockey to witness. Both of them were super deep draft picks, I think Datsyuk went in the 6th or 7th round.
I'm with you! But the best of Detroit was Stevie on 1 leg! Datsyuk is my 2nd favorite.... Stevie is #1! From Detroit with love!
Live in Canada, across the The Detroit River from Detroit Michigan. Pavel made you not want to look away, you might miss something incredible. As someone already mentioned, he was great on defense as well.
The greatest 2 way player of all time. And the most modest hockey player
A lot of hockey players play soccer in the off season to stay fit.
The Sedin twins come to mind first when I think soccer, always warming up with a ball before the games. They were magic to watch on the ice as well I strongly suggest watching a clip pack of them.
The way they always knew where each other were with the blind behind the back passes right onto the tape. It was magic.
I’m a life long Detroit Red Wings diehard. Watching Pavel live and on TV for 15 years was truly one of the best experiences you can have in sports. He’s not the best at one specific thing, but he is the most complete hockey player you’ll ever see. Fans of other teams agree with that assessment as well. Any given night, Pavel could lock down your best player and score 2 with 2 assists. He was beyond special.
He is a triple gold member: Stanley Cup Champion, World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist.
Pavel Datsyuk was definitely one of the very best all-around hockey players in history because he was not great just offensively but also defensively. He wasn't necessarily the great offensive threat that guys like Crosby or Ovechkin were, but he was always on the ice late in the game when the game was on the line whether protecting a 1 goal lead or trying to tie up the game. He was a guy the coach trusted in crunch time in all situations. He was a way better defensive player than Crosby or Ovechkin. But his stickhandling was certainly one of the best in history. He was often called the Magic Man for the way he could befuddle the other team's defenders...
To answer your question at 9:40 I'm a Red Wings fan and yes, it was an absolute joy and privilege to watch Dastsyuk each and every game. We were very spoiled to watch the magic that both Dastsyuk and his equally talented teammate Zetterberg did on the ice together. They were the Euro twins and they were great.
You should do a reaction video on the Sedin twins. Two identical twins who played their whole career together in Vancouver. They played as if they were telepathic with eachother. Both were recently inducted into the hockey Hall of Fame.
You went to games just to see Datsyuk. Every game he did something that would make you drop your jaw. He was never the highest scorer, but he was in the upper echelon. He was drafted in the last rounds of the draft too. I miss seeing him. It was just magical.
Every time he had the puck you never knew what he would do and had you at the edge of your seat. He influenced probably 3 generations of hockey players and has a move named after him.
Datsyuk invented the drag flip shot... which is the shot you see where he pulls it back pretends to wrist shot it (which if he did wrist shot it, it's a regular Drag shot) but instead of wrist shooting it he flips the puck upwards instead and uses the skating momentum to put it in. Pretty much if you create something new in hockey you're something else entirely... like Gretsky invented the no look pass (where you see your team mates in the reflection of the glass and use that to pass to them) which is now employed by every player or Kucherov with his phantom deke or Mike Legg's Michigan goal
I put this guy in his prime. As the best player. He’s the smartest individual, knows how to “buy space” put distance between him and opponents better than anyone. Best hands, filthy shot, glides like silk sheets, and again is smarter than everyone out on the same sheet of ice. He’s better than Sid, Ovi and everyone from his generation
I am a lifelong red wings fan, and Pav was even better in person. It's a rare athlete that is able to stand out among other professional athletes, but he was so clearly on another level from everyone around him. Best two-way forward to ever play in my opinion
The Magic Man just played a different game than anyone else. He's like a football great, he knows what the opponent is going to do before it happens so he holds such a great advantage over them.
The crazy thing about Datsyuk is that he was a defensive player on a defensive team and did what he did. He led the league in takeaways(steals) almost every year and could walk through a team 3+ times a game. Here is a list of terms for "Sinor football" backhander(shot off the back of the stick) wrister/wrist-shot( normal shot using the wrists) slapshot(wind-up shot with stick in the air) snap-shot(like a wrister but very fast and doesn't pull the puck back) One-t/Onetimer(taking a slapshot on a pass coming to you). If you have any questions, let me know
You nailed it. He was possibly the greatest forward to make defensive plays, steals etc. If he had not moved on to the Russian league at the end of his career his stats would have been astronomical. To me he is the best Russian player to ever play in the NHL, and that includes Federov, Ovechkin, and so many others. He is truly the "Magic Man"
Datsyuk was so fun in his first couple years, I bought a jersey and an autographed photo but I had no idea he'd be on my team for 14 years and put up 918 points in 953 games. He and Henrik Zetterberg were both drafted really late and it's incredible that they led the team for so long. Detroit hasn't made the playoffs since Datsyuk retired.
That's the first Datsyuk compilation I've ever seen that didn't include his signature breakaway move.
I’m a red wings fan. I am grateful for the chance to watch him for so many years
I'd put him near the end of top 10 all time list, I will say, when he was on the ice, you didn't look away, because chances were pretty good that you would miss something absolutely unbelievable
He grew up in a very remote village in the soviet union, and he attributes a lot of his stick skills to the fact that there were only a few pucks in the village, and so if you wanted to have time to practice, you had to learn to take, and keep the puck away from the other kids
I've been a Red Wings fan since I was 4 and I grew up watching Datsyuk, he's one of my favourite players. His career point total would have been so much more but he was a complete team player, always putting the team before his personal achievements. I made it to Winnipeg to watch a Red Wings game in 2014 but he was injured so I never got to see him play live which is very unfortunate.
If you're looking for other videos to react to you might want to check out Dominik Hasek career highlights, top goalie goals and Niklas Kronwalls best hits
As an American who has been to Scotland a dozen times, and I mean like, not just Edinburgh and Glasgie but like Wishaw and Bathgate...as someone who knows better than to go to strippers in Inverness a second time and the irony in the name of a town called Motherwell...someone who loves no population on earth more than the people of Scotland, the best people I've ever met, but grew up across the pond playing ice hockey and having watched this player's entire career from top to bottom, I'm grinnin like a butcher's dog this video being suggested to me. I just cannae properly convey how happy it made me to hear "I'm witnaessin murders on the rink here" in your voice and the joy behind it. That and your assumption that if you sound happy, your Mrs would be suspicious.
He was filthy. Some of the best stickwork I have ever seen.
You're bang on with the Ronaldinho comparison. Datsyuk didn't have crazy speed or power but he was always able to do things with the puck that no one could. And he was such an unassuming looking guy.
I’m a Detroit Red Wings fans so this was fun to watch. They called him the magic man.
Pavel Datsyuk is the smartest ice hockey player in the world. Pavel's stick handling skills is to create a better chance of making a goal. Pavel Datsyuk is the most respected player in the NHL. Look up his personal hockey awards. It's very hard on a person's body to skate like that.
I miss watching Magic play so much. He was definitely playing chess while everyone else was playing checkers.
im a dallas stars fan but i loved watching datsyuk he is one of the best thats what is so great about hockey you can watch other teams and still enjoy it so much hockey has some of the best sports moments watch paul kariya Off The Floor, On The Board
The Magic Man! He was so likeable, so filthy, so original; a true game-changer
Life long Red Wings fan. Loved to watch Pavel. He was special. He now resides in his home country Russia. Red Wings fans still talk about how great he was for the team.
I have been a Red Wings fan all my life and Pavel was incredible to watch in person. The video you chose didn't even have his most famous breakaway move in it, it's the reason the term "Datsyukian Deke" became coined in the first place.
Smooth as silk, had the chance to see him play live. And a 6th round pick to boot!!
The magic man! All time legend
Other players talking about him is always fun to watch, but Brett "The Golden Brett" Hull's comment is legendary
Datsyuk was the best hockey player in the world in 2007-2009. Elite two-way, all around player and the best stickhandler in hockey history. I watched some old World Cup 2004 games and he could deke Canadas and USAs top five like it was regular stuff. Over the years he became my favorite ever player. And by the way as a teenager he was equally good in hockey and soccer, but choosed to become pro as a hockey player.
You should check out the best deflections. I've always loved the hand-eye, positioning and net battles that lead to clean tip ins
I grew up watching Datsyuk. In Detroit we called him “the Magic Man”. The Red Wings haven’t been the same since he left.
I still think he was the best all around player ever!! He wasn't about always getting points but being the best all round player ever. He was just sick. No words as a wings fan can describe him but the magic man!
To answer your question on if he played soccer/is he good at soccer: YES he was arguably even better at it when he was drafted, but he wanted to play hockey. And the other question about watching him: if he was on the ice you watched number 13 in red at all times even if he didn't have the puck, ESPECIALLY if he didn't have the puck at times. Something magical was happening almost every shift and you did NOT want to miss it.
Would love to see a reaction to Zdeno Chara highlights. He’s the tallest player in nhl history and an absolute beast.
Also through the legs (at least in Vancouver) is known as makin him drop his jock
Was on some great teams during early NHL career. Very solid overall. Won Stanley Cup a few times
Ummmm! Was a RedWing..... only on 1 nhl team EVER..... do you know him???? and he came during the BIG player year in Detroit! Impressed but got his ass kicked in the playoffs.... but never happened again! He learned and readjusted! And went on to continue to dominate!
@@christineharrison7815 Played on some good Red Wings teams*
As a Michigander and Detroit fan... Pavel Datsyuk is a straight up magician. He is the best puck handler of all time. I would say Gordi Howe is still the greatest Hockey Player of all time (namesake to the Gordi Howe Hat Trick: 1 Goal 1 Assist 1 Fight). I will say there is no one like Steve Yzerman as the Greatest Captain in all Sport.
Can't add more than one thumbs up! I'm in complete agreement! But don't forget Nicky!! Perfect human! We did not go to the playoffs till he retired! He spent his whole career playing more games than any other player!
@@christineharrison7815 Amen
He was my favorite to watch, even though I hated his team. Maybe the best stick handler ever. I still remember him juking my teams player Logan Couture so hard that he fell over
Pavel Datsyuk is not the highest scoring player for the Detroit Red Wings. He might not even be a top-5 player in the teams history. But he will be the guy who inhabits the highlight reel for a team that had existed for 75 years before Datsyuk ever played a game for the team. An absolute magician with the puck, he was a highlight reel on the worst of days.
"Nutmegging" has entered the Hockey Dictionary 10/10
Would love to see you do a reaction to the Russian Five. They were 5 players from Russia who defected to the US. They all played on the same team The Detroit Red Wings. They were unbelievable to watch when they were on the ice. Please consider reacting to them. You won’t be disappointed. Great reaction on Pavel. 👏👏🇨🇦
Pavel was the best puck handler I've ever seen and I have been watching hockey for over 60 years. Red Wings have not made the playoffs since he returned to Russia
The Red Wings were blessed to have some of the best Russian players around, One player that stuck out for me being a Red Wings fan from the late '70s and on was Vladimir Konstantinov, when he hit you, you knew who it was, then in 1998 came that tragic accident that gave Vlad a traumatic brain injury and he never played another game but he was there to celebrate lord Stanley every year with his teammates.
Great to see these videos. Datsyuk was amazing all around the ice.
There is a video about "Sidney Crosby puck protection" or something like that. That is worth checking out, quite jaw dropping how he buys time for his teammates with his exceptional ability to hang on to the puck while he has a couple of defenders pressuring him 👌
If i had to compare datsyuk to a footballer it would be mesut ozil, or like eden hazard or like a mix of both
He doesn't see the spaces, he creates them out of thin air
You’re very intuitive for someone without a trained hockey eye. Ronaldinho is a perfect comparison for a football lover.
And his point totals are nowhere near what they could’ve been if playing defense wasn’t so organically important to him. He also retired from the NHL to play his last years in Russia. He was capable of staggering numbers if that was, what thankfully wasn’t, a priority.
This video doesn't even scratch the surface of The Magic Man
That's the thing, he's far from being in the best scorers in the league history, He had 314 goals and 918 pts in 953 games (for reference, there is 46 players with 500+ career goals in the league, and 95 with 1000+ points). But I don't there is a better stickhandling player in the history of the game and one smooth skater. Fantastic defensive player as well.
Btw you should check out something like 'nhl most embarrasing moments' or 'worst bloopers' to balance out the highlights :D
And had great defensive skills.
They didn’t include his classic shootout goal 😢
6:10 “What was his scoring record overall?”
Likely not even in the top 100; though not for lack of skill.
1. A decent chunk of his career overlapped the “dead puck” era (plus the lockout in ‘04-05), when scoring opportunities were harder to come by.
2. He played on very good teams that “rolled four lines” (i.e., all four forward lines get a substantial share of ice time). As a comparison:
Conor McDavid: 21-22 minutes overall; 30 seconds of which is killing penalties.
Datsyuk: 16-17 minutes overall; 3-4 minutes of which is killing penalties.
3. He was probably the best two-way player of his era, meaning he played a lot of shifts against the other teams’ top players. So, while his overall scoring numbers aren’t fantastic, his +/- (a team's total even-strength scoring versus their opponent's when the a player is in the game), time of possession, takeaways vs. giveaway differential turnovers are in another world.
In other words, despite not being a Pts. machine, at least a handful of coaches would pick Datsyuk over Crosby, Ovechkin, or McDavid.
most entertaining thing to see live
This is a God tier reel. I'm a red wings fan and some of these clips are unfamiliar. The magic man has the dirtiest dangles.
I grew up a Red Wings fan. Pavel Datsyuk was the magic man and was the best at stealing pucks from the other team for sure, but if you haven’t watched the Russian five that’s something you want to look into. It was never five more cohesive players on a team. All of them from Russia and how the Red Wings actually got them is a story in its self. You owe it to yourself if you haven’t seen it to watch it
This is really cool to watch for me personally, my entire family immigrated from Scotland young, but I grew up playing hockey. Too bad you're a Rangers fan though hahaha. All the best from Canada.
Every time he touched the puck you would wonder if he was about to smoke someone.
No those are exactly the sounds you are supposed to make when you watch Datsyuk highlights 😂
Datsyuk could have had more goals if he wasn't so dedicated to his defensive positioning but he influenced the next-generation of players. Connor McDavid perfected his inside out stickhandling move to get around the defense.
My favorite player of all time.
He unfortunately does not rank high in statistics for a bunch of different reasons but mostly because he was such a complete player. If he devoted all of his game to strictly offense he would be much higher up. But he is definitely one of if not the most skilled players to ever play.
Btw just found ur channel and love the hockey content.
He is my favorite player. I model my style after his.
Man you need to watch highlights of Jaromir Jagr he had amazing stick handling and was a power skater and is 2nd in points of all time .
He is the “magic man” for a reason. Best stick handler in NHL history. Please try and debate that. Anyone.
Weird this compilation didn't have his shootout vs Vokoun and Niemi. Even his breakaway against Turco wasn't in there. Really weird. Anyway ! As a Montreal Canadiens fan, I didn't care : I always was watching the most I could of the Red Wings when he was still in the NHL. That's the thing : unpredictible. Such the gem to see live. The only way to react to him is to shook my head from left to right, and right to left. He was unique. Nowadays, if we only talk about in game puck handler, I'd say only McDavid is creating "awe moments" as Datsyuk was creating. In my opinion only guys ! Don't come at me saying this one or this one : I know them already. Anyway. Pavel Datsyuk always been a favorite of mine. Class act, down to earth and one of the GOAT, in my opinion.
He certainly put up great numbers, but not even a ppg (1pt/game) average. Didn't reach 1000 games. He was more of a team type of guy. Yes, he had these flashes, but in the late 90s, earlier 2000s the game was different : less open than today. In fact, there was a rule that lasted until 2005, and its removal was one of the reasons why the game opened up that much (if you want to check it out, it is called as the 2 line rule).
He didn't start playing in the NHL till 2001...... so when your "rule was and wasn't there" so was he
I was waiting for that clip where he makes two guys from the same team hit each other
Great comparison between Ronaldinho and Datsyuk actually
pulling the puck back is a "toe drag"
He's the magic man. He proved it everytime I saw him at the joe. He made everyone look like pylons
Please do a Review on "Top Dustin Byfuglien Career Highlights...so far"
As a fan of both sports Ronaldinho is a pretty great comparison. I was thinking Zidane!
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