Да, Паха красавчик был всегда) ПРиятно, что его так любят во всем мире и помнят!

Nobody played like him bc they simply couldn’t make the moves he did look as easy as he did. Very skilled player. IMO pound for pound the most skilled player with hands like you wouldn’t believe

Datsyuk is without question the greatest hockey player to ever put on skates!!! Everything you said in the video is well stated and we will never witness another player like Pav. He had no weaknesses and unfortunately he doesn’t get the credit he deserves from main stream media as he didn’t put up the points he could’ve. Datsyuk could’ve easily put up 130-150 points a season but played both ways and being the best all around player was most important to him. That’s why he is a winner and respected amongst his peers as the best player!! I miss watching him so much!!!

Apparently this guy who's doing the commentary never watched Bobby Orr!

Datsyuk combined skillful movements with incredible awareness of his surroundings

Mcdavid and Dri are the new modern era of these two offensively. But these two were kings in the D zone too!

Got to watch Datsyuk all the time and he never stopped pulling tricks out of his bag. Even his teammates would go into saying that even in practice they would be in awe.

The soul reason I loved Detroit

I would have loved to be an editor for the "script" of this video. I've lived my entire life in southeast Michigan, and having been born 2 weeks before Darren McCarty blew the roof off the Joe to break a 42 year cup drought I like to say I was born a Red Wings fan; #13 has always been a clear favorite player of mine. It is my contention that there not only *will* never be another player like Datsyuk, but there *can* be no other player like Datsyuk in modern hockey. Datsyuk's deception (a word I feel like you were looking for often) and the way he exploited the weakness of defensive coverage was second to none and his success changed the way defensive theory was taught. Skating techniques and positioning that favor flexible reactive movement over pure man to man tracking, keeping tight control over the body of the attacker (see Moritz Seider's defensive plays 1 on 1 against McDavid) and the pure speed of the game all evolved more or less as answers to the uncheckable style of hockey that Datsyuk brought with him every night. It was a strict honor to not only witness him play in real time, but in person as well. Thank you for this tribute, it's always a treat to see the appreciation for this Red Wings legend continue to propagate through time. On a side note, I got to play a game of pickup floor hockey with him during one of the Hockeyfests the Joe used to host. He came walking up with his 3-4 security detail in tow to get in line for the next 10 minute game and it just so happened my brother and I were next in line among several other kids. Before he gets in I picked up the nearest sharpie I could find, ran over to him, and I don't even remember saying a single word to him as I stick out the marker, drop the marker in front of my hockey hero (top 3 embarrassing moment of my life btw), and then watch in stupefied awe as he reaches down to grab the marker and sign the back of my winter classic #13 Datsyuk jersey before his guards tell everyone that he wasn't there to sign autographs. I ended up being on the team he chose and acted as his left defensive partner while the younger kids chased the ball to score. My brother got to be on the other team and at a few points was hip to hip with him fighting for the ball along the boards. I'll never forget, the ball came up in the air right to Datsyuk, so he reached out to grab the ball and pretended to throw it down the rink, directing everybody's attention to the other end only for him to drop the ball and start stickhandling away from traffic. He had all of us fooled! Pavel Datsyuk is an incredible, unparalleled icon to the sport of hockey as a collective whole and is directly responsible for some of my most fondly held memories. I have neither the time nor lexical ammunition to say all the great things there is to say about #13.

If he scored goals like Crosby, Ovechkin, or Gretzky, then we wouldn't need to make videos like this to hype him up to the kids born after 2000.. The kids that were born after 2,000 only care about flash and not style.. Pavel's style was Defense first, and once he touched the puck, his offense was to find his teammates like Brett Hull, his rookie year, and set his line mates up where they wanted the puck in certain areas giving them the best opportunity to put the puck in the net.. I think Brett Hull said it best "He doesn't speak English, but he is the sickest player I've ever seen in my life," and his father is Bobby Hull lol.. .

His defensive stick was just as skilled as his famous goals. He didn't try to make the 1-2 move play but knew that most defense I'm the league trained for that so adding in another move or a 4th would throw off goalies and players not ready for it

Datsyuk Kucherov Kovalev.

The Red Wings Datsyuk games I missed I can count on 1 hand. It was incredible. There were long streaks of games where he did not make any mistakes at his position. It was insane.

Not showing Pav disassemble Logan Couture is absolutely criminal. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqjch5xshdWtZqcsi=bltreKl17xkDigoL

He has such a great hockey sense! It was believe that had he come back to NHL He wanted to be on the Red Wings, but I believe he’s retired now.

he was basically the roger federer of hockey. every movement was pure art and gracefulness. skill at absolute highest level.

Peter Forsberg was one of my favorites to watch his vision was incredible too

No question connor mcdavid is insane. But when it comes to puck handling and creativity, there will never be another datsyuky! He is the secretariat of the hockey world!

ABSOLUTELY AGREE

DATSYUKIAN DEKE!!!!!!!!!!!

Best Defensive Center in NHL history

is he the best Russian-born player then?

One of the best to do it, he is a legend

Gen Zer says: Datsyuk couldn't even play in today's NHL because today's players are so advanced.

His hands and skates might not have moved at 100mph but his brain was moving at the speed of light. As for wanting to play like him? Don't. You either have it or you don't and if you don't you'll get knocked on your butt every time. There are lots of hockey skills that can be learnt and taught and picked up, but pulling the kind of moves he could requires something beyond that.

This is exactly how I feel about Datsyuk. Born and raised in Montreal, needless to say, I grew up playing hockey from age 3. I’ve never seen a player like this. I’m 50 now.

You would have loved to witness Mario, no need for "in his prime", because he was the greatest every second of his career.

There have only been a handful of athletes I’ve watched in my life that gave you jaw dropping plays every game. Barry Sanders was one. Pavel Datsyuk was another. I feel bad for anyone who didn’t get a chance to see Datsyuk play. He was special.

How can I see the game like him you asked... you can't LOL His upbringing had a big part of it - he talks about playing in Russia poor at community ice areas and there would always be a ton of people and only one (or very few) pucks and from a young age always had to learn how to keep the puck from people. His innate ability to keep it and steal it are deep rooted in how he grew up playing the game recreationally.

Maybe the most complete and highly skilled player all time. As others have said here, every movement he made on the ice was the optimal one and he was dominant in every facet of the game.

As a wings fan, I always have a pang of sadness when I watch his highlights. Same as barry sanders, I know he was once in a lifetime.

Cerebral was the word you were working for I feel like, but perceptive is true too of course. You totally get it man, every shift was brilliant. Greatest hockey player for my money too. If a young player wants to be Datsyuk like you’re right it starts with the patience and the patience comes from confidence in one’s puck control ability. His hands and his skill with the puck set his mind free to be calm and poised.

I'm a Crosby fan, but one of my favorite Datsyuk moments was when he made Sid lose his balance in Game 6 2009 near the end of the 1st period

I dont know if others have noticed, but his stance is consistent; 2 hands on the stick all the time, 3 point contact, all the time. It is almost rare to see him play 1 handed for more than one stride!!

I love your remark, " only player to be amazing EVERY shift"" i agree 1000%

I share your admiration for Dats ability to play!! He was amazing, all the time. The only reason seeing him on tv might have been better than in person is because of the replays!!; otherwise, he is the most exciting player, and in Person!?, there wasnt anything better. He is the only player, as a wings fan, that when he had the puck, i thought, "we r ok!" Lol His skill away from the puck and his knowledge and vision makes him one of the all time greatest, possibly of all time. A true TEAM playe! No one has played like him before, or since. He had a complete game! Thank you

For your info. Some russian players (including datsyuk) were using my private lessons, trickshots, some other techniques, where I expect compensation for that, Still I hear nothing. I lived there, in Ural, but from 1991 I live in the USA.

He deserves to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Redwings should retire his jersey.

Yes!!! You identified a trait that I've never quite understood, but it is "Disguising movement" Jordan does it in a profound way as well. Great great stuff!

Datsyuk is a marvel and a wonder. Real football and basketball tactics on skates. I see a lot of Makarov in his edge work skating and attack style. Reading some of the comments. Your eyes will tell you. Yes he was poetry in motion. Fluid and smooth in his movements no wasted energy yet tough as nails. Hockey should be like Jasper and Banff--rugged beauty.

This is what is called "soft power". He was as good at it as a cat.

man do I miss him in Detroit. I see all these reaction videos of him and they are great, sure. but I'm glad you highlighted some of his non-scoring moments because it really showcases how absolute genius he was on the ice. when some of the greatest hockey players of all time are saying they don't understand how he does what he does and they "marvel at his skill level" as Brett Hull said, you know this man was a legend. he absolutely needs his number in the rafters in Detroit

I used to play when I was little but I wanna start again do u think it’s to late 2 start again

I only saw about 1/3 1/2 his career but so glad I got to watch the Magic Man in action. Such an amazing player. Definitely up there with the greats like Gretzky Howe and some of the other greats regardless of his lack of 100 point seasons

Favourite player all time no question. Made me fall in love with hockey. The closest play style is probably Nico Hischier. But he’s not even close.

ANY top and around top level hockey player looks like this. Nothing special about Crosby. The video is pathetic

Nope Datysuk was a magician. Ask Siri who is the magic man. Not sure it still works but it did

This is spot on. There will never be another Datsyuk. He was so unique and is definitely one of the best players in history. He’s my favorite for sure. I watched every single one of his games and he would just pull of the most ridiculous and insane shit I’ve ever seen. His style was so unique.

most skilled player ever! most complete player ive ever seen in my life! Pavel Datsyuk

Brett Hull summed it up when he said where does a guy learn to do this stuff my dad is Bobby Hull and I have never seen moves like he does regularly