In awe of Datsyuk, the Magic Man

He’s a magician on the ice, silky and smooth with the puck, and has league-wide respect as one of the best.

[@davidianson1182]

Even with the high praise from other players Datsyuk still may be one of the most underrated NHL players of all time

[@-BUGZ-]

Here in Detroit, even with all of the Stars that have played here, he is LOVED like no other. But overall, definitely agree.

[@johnfarson2997]

"He's the smartest guy around" - Jagr. Says it all.

[@user-un3tv3gn6r]

шаалллнр

[@doubleA2120]

He's amazing, even Siri knows who the Magic Man is!!

[@rinnegan.x265]

Thank you Datsyuk. You are the reason I play hockey

[@Adcmd19]

probably one of the most humblest guy out there on the ice as well

[@krisfrederick5001]

God, I miss having him but so grateful. I ran into him and Jiri Hudler outside of a bar after the victory parade in 2008. I said "Pavel?" he just said something back in Russian, they were so drunk I didn't even want to ask for an autograph.

[@ValCronin]

Hahahah I went to one of his official autograph signings but I wouldve preferred to have your story 😄

[@calebsuhy175]

You know you're good when a legend like Jagr says he can still learn things from you even at 43.

[@olegvalerjanovich2119]

the best of the best!!!

[@xentricityy8832]

God I miss him.

[@mikewright7964]

Definitely one of those hockey guys that will be remembered for a very long time.

[@kylejaynes2949]

One of the best and most humble to ever do it, boys... When you've played and watched hockey all of your life, you recognize special skills when you see them, regardless of how good you are yourself. Pavel was something special, without a doubt.

[@ondrejnovotny7628]

He is like the poet for poets, but only in hockey.

[@templetonbob]

I love how much respect he gets across the league. Everyone just loves how he played.

[@christianhill4417]

I wish I could meet him, he's my inspiration, I started ice hockey two months ago age 14. now I'm play varsity for my highschool as a freshman. just playing and rewinding pavel datsyuk 's moves on my phone a practicing them.. he is everything to me..

[@templetonbob]

How did your hockey career shake out?

[@runenodragon]

Much respect! He plays the game in a clean manner and is extremely wise!

[@andddi]

An artist, the way he plays the game is art.

[@vladimirsavenkov5777]

Pavel is a symbol of perfect hockey. Great defensive and offensive skills. One of the best players of all time in hockey

[@bozidarborojevic4131]

Sadly 99% people think stats and points is all that matters but they do not realize that we may never see this kind of hockey player ever again

[@user-nu1di4gr5h]

Скромный и талантлевый .Очень уважаю

[@user-kk1gj1uq9n]

Хоккей, как искусство. Hockey like art.

[@Sphere723]

It's hard to explain, but after you've watched enough hockey, you start to get a sixth sense for what hockey "looks" like. The flow, the moves, the bounces etc. Such that when something abnormal happens, like a guy losing his skate blade, even if you're not really looking at him, your mind notices something with isn't hockey. Pavel is the only player I've watched where he will do something which my brain picks up as not "hockey". They can slow it down and show you exactly what he did. But in real time, it just gives you this strange, glitch in the Matrix felling. If that makes any sense.

[@SolidPain6624]

Sphere723 thought I was the only one... and now he's gone 😰

[@zenly_csgo]

NHL is about pace , speed, grit , strenght and when someone plays using mostly his IQ with smooth deceive motions and technique - that is not reagular and brain notices that . For example NA technical guy like SID or Kane uses speed and pace of stickhandling. Kucherov or Datsyuk uses smooth style with more IQ involved to not overspeed opponent but deceive

[@user-em6qm7pk1q]

@@zenly_csgo Кучеров другой стиль использует, он не обманывает соперника. в большинстве случаев, когда он отдает передачу, он просто знает, что там есть/будет игрок

[@zenly_csgo]

@@user-em6qm7pk1q у Кучерова простых ударов к примеру очень мало по воротам, каждый бросок он делает либо из под игрока либо не поднимая головы и взгляда на вратаря до броска ибо вратарь чаще ориентируется на движения головы бросающего в куче игроков чем на шайбу которую он чаще не видит. Кучеров всегда играет на обмане а то что ты говоришь это просто сыгранность.

[@ludvigwittgenstein6469]

YES EXACTLY! He's like a glitch in the Matrix. He just has a way of warping your experience of the game. IMO the most original player in NHL history. So...INVENTIVE! One of the few true artists to play and, imo, the greatest stickhandler to ever live.

[@puckdaddy59]

I saw this video come up and I had to watch it. Datsyuk was the best player from a golden era of Detroit Red Wings hockey. He did things that were so incredible that it made me laugh. But it also made me sad because I doubt that the Red Wings will ever have anything close to Datsyuk again... let alone be again the dominant team they once were during my lifetime. It went by so fast.

[@jleif7736]

Lol, Yzerman will have the Wings in dominant form within the next 5 years... I will come back to this video then, and we can discuss how Moritz Seider is going to be a Norris trophy winner for years to come.

[@Tasko368]

He's real Magic Man

[@Jabeefy]

The one guy that disliked this is a Crosby fanboy.

[@Kim-ng4ti]

Well, I think everyone who likes Crosby's style has to at least admit that Datsyuk is one hell of a player🤷🏼‍♀️

[@mistersquare7327]

Man of gold, we are proud of him here in Russia.

[@jonathancote9372]

he started in the NHL when Datsyuk was 12 and he was there when he retired, the man; the legend :Jaromir Jagr

[@hockeyfan195]

My favourite player ❤️❤️❤️🐙🐙🐙😉

[@ValeriaAlbertovna89]

Ahh, I'm so proud of my countryman!

[@user-tu6qp8hx7m]

One of the BEST!!!!

[@miguelpanta]

man, i am not even a hockey guy but i am soaking up all the videos about pavel, he is one of kind.

[@helmedon]

Someone please find the fountain of youth so we can watch this guy play forever! I've been privileged to watch his career in Detroit. we've been lucky to have several greats skate in the Joe in my lifetime. Yzerman, Federov, Konstantinov, Lidstrom, Probert & Kocur, Datsyuk and Zetterberg. Now we have guys like Tatar and Nyquist, probably Mrazek making a bid and hopefully kids like Mantha, Athanasiou, Pulkkinen and Larkin soon to come.

[@Reydriel]

And it's fucking amazing how all those legends are still connected to the present via the playoff streak. XD

[@polaris7285]

Спасибо Паша за восхитительную игру

[@user-dr1gk8gp8u]

Дацук в моем сердце навсегда!

[@user-lp3od2vv8z]

this is my hero

[@user-fe8cw1eo3k]

Nobody does it better, like Datsyuk. It is so pitty he is so old.

[@rnonty]

why the hell was this one only 2 1/2 minutes long? i could watch this guy for days

[@Kim-ng4ti]

1:10 Doughty😂😂😂😂 nice strategy👌🏼😂

[@biglebowskithedude777]

thank you very much dear Pavel, you felt the game under your skin and we got goosebumps when you played

[@stxaq7865]

Legend number 13

[@sergeiermakov469]

И это справедливо,по стилю очень похож на номер 17....👍

[@user-rv3yq1cj9z]

Волшебный мужик=))

[@LastElysiumRS]

I'll just get this out of the way before all the comments rush in and the fights start... - Yes, we know Omark did the flip move first. - Yes, we know Crosby + Ovechkin have produced more points offensively. - Yes, we all know Kane's hands are undoubtedly fucking amazing. Great, now let's enjoy Datysuk.

[@anthonysmith8566]

Kanes hands are the fastest but datsyuks is the smoothest

[@LastElysiumRS]

American Hockey Kane's hands are incredibly fast

[@Reydriel]

American Hockey It's not just his hands that are smooth, everything he does has a smoothness to it, comparable to a figure skater lol XD

[@christianhill4417]

datsyuk easily has better hands.. hands down... ha you got that pun... 😅 😂

[@ludvigwittgenstein6469]

Datsyuk has better hands than Kane and I think Kane himself would tell you that.

[@user-uz7rl4wy5u]

Волшебник.

[@temmy69]

2 dislikes from Crosby's 2 accounts :'(

[@user-ms2ys8bq6y]

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.

[@rosita8097]

It's sad that he's retiring

[@johnluccesse3979]

the predators reached out with there hands trying to grab him

[@JWReichert]

He had moves even he didn't know he had..

[@irvinepoker3187]

remember the allstar game weekend when they did the draft thing. out of all the stars there.. datysuk was pick #1 over Crosby malkin and all. think it was team chara who picked

[@user-sk5vi4fx1b]

дядя Паша

[@SuperPekka]

This'll go right past most peoples heads because it's sort of obscure, but in many ways he's always reminded me of Tom Penny -- though I only just now figured it out. There's this weird natural, relaxed style they both have, that makes everything they do and try look so easy and natural that you might think the tricks are, in fact, easy. But then you go out and try it out for yourself and somehow elbow yourself in the groin.

[@andrejm8]

Miss him(((

[@user-or2kb8zx3e]

SuperStar

[@coyoteandroadrunner1]

He was fun to watch

[@mikeway2223]

The pinnacle.

[@stxaq7865]

Пас ногой -это вообще заебись))

[@TheFreestyler3333]

I remember when I discovered him when I was 10 through NHL 2004 on my PS2. Always played with the red wings because I thought they were cheated in the game ! They aren’t, he is just cheated IRL 😂

[@juicycuter]

Gotta love the players comments. Specially Doubts..."By far the best player in the league" straight gster.

[@dimakrymskij3801]

Can’t wait THE DAY Detroit retire #13. Will be Epic

[@antigrustin]

По русски просто : красава)

[@rynor7132]

The GOAT

[@ValCronin]

Ken and Mickey make any play 10x better

[@sergeiermakov469]

Павел 👍

[@dudedude4034]

Michael Jordan of ice hockey

[@jesselaaksonen8472]

He's the player in the league (KANE FANBOYS INCOMING)

[@dmitrygureev4574]

😍

[@user-kk7yr6co1z]

С днём рождения

[@muzaffarmadaliev9357]

What's the music playing from the start? Please!!

[@anthonyl1787]

Wish he played one more year with the wings.. kinda old but idc

[@70Ragna]

знай наших...

[@kevingodziebiewski5642]

My fav wing...sorry stevie

[@elliotsturos3029]

What is up with Jagr?

[@homelessathome]

plays in his homeland again.

[@voxa7801]

Ur not gonna beat datsyuk 1 on 1.. Hes simple the best

[@trollster2177]

He's gotta be on the Russian gas.

[@standardyeepz]

give datsyuk mcdavid speed and he woulda been the greatest player of all time man.

[@johnnyknoxville5917]

its Pavel Bure

[@parandersson8032]

@@johnnyknoxville5917 Pavel Bure wasnt as good defensive wise and didnt have the hands at Datsyuk's level. Still great though.

[@romanlitvin-777]

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