OMG THIS DUDE IS DIFFERENT! NBA fans first time reacting Pavel Datsyuk NHL Highlights

[@surudog4929]

Pavel was a genius. There isn’t a smoother player than him ever. He is a magician. One of the greatest to take to the ice. Humble, hard working and great team player and a winner too.

[@VitreusAdventures]

I have to agree with you

[@aaronkimball7092]

To me, datsyuk highlights are the equivalent of Barry highlights in football. You can watch em all day.

[@pali1H]

Called the Magic man for a reason. He was like the Barry Sanders of hockey. Can go any direction at any time, with the puck. Much harder than it looks.

[@thedude1316]

Blackhawks fan here. Datsyuk just breaks ankles, makes people fall and embarrasses goalies. I loved watching him live, even as a Blackhawks fan.

[@christineharrison7815]

Thanks for that! He really created the next generation

[@Slanderx]

Datsyuk could thread a needle with a puck. Amazing player.

[@vorpalblades]

Fucking legendary. Greatest all around player. No one comes close. He was like a fuckin' wraith, cutting through whole teams.

[@sweetswing1]

Best hands all time.

[@JimBurlakoff]

Hands down...

[@eeegon]

Oooooh those silky mitts, I never get bored of watching him

[@dirks9674]

This was the redwings STL hated but also respected, Pavel is in his own lane.

[@acemodez3169]

This video only scratches the surface of great Datsyuk plays. You can check out Datsyuk goal show, or assist show, or deke show, or I forget how many other shows Datsyuk has

[@patrickbanks9183]

Pavi is my favorite wing of all time,I was blessed to grow up a wings fan watching him

[@Torgo1969]

He was really something special. We miss him so much here in Detroit.

[@XxDarkchaos]

I really miss seeing him in the NHL. He made that shit fun to watch!

[@caseyczarnomski8054]

When I saw Sergei Federov passing to teammates over opponents sticks and scoring 50+ goals a season I knew I was seeing something special. When I saw Pavel Datsyuk do the same thing I instantly recognized we had found an amazing player. Datsyuk's puck control was unmatched, but he didn't get the 50+ goal seasons of his predecessors due to a few differences in team build and his defensive play style. If you want to see some eye popping scoring and puck control watch some Sergei Federov (especially with the Russian 5: Larionov, Konstantinov, Kozlov, Federov, and Fetisov). The final piece to the Russian 5 cost us big, trading Ray Sheppard who was another 50+ goal scorer to get Larionov, but Larionov was the missing ingredient to make everything blend perfectly together.

[@powerface71]

Pavel "The Magic Man" Datsyuk was the greatest "TWO-WAY PLAYER" to ever play in the NHL! He stole more pucks than any other player! The mere fact that all other teams slept on him and the Red Wings snatched him up 171st overall is a testament to how good their scouting was and still is so much better that any other team in the NHL! Watch out for the Red Wings this next season. Trust in the #Yzerplan! #LGRW

[@iconicfury]

Datsyuk is currently behind Joe Thorton in career NHL takeaways sadly. Thorton did it in WAY more games played tho.

[@Stoetz]

waiting for the wings to tank and get bedard lol

[@jamesbrown5600]

Supposedly, the story goes, and this is all from memory so forgive me if I might not have every detail totally accurate, I heard this many years ago; the night the Red Wings long time European & Russian Super-scout Hakken Andersson discovered Pavel Datsuyk - (he also discovered Henrik Zetterburg, Nicklas Lidstrom & Sergi Federov) - he was in St. Petersburgh Russia to scout 2 other players, Datsuyk was playing his first game at that level of pro hockey in Russia and Andersson had not ever heard of Datsuyk. Andersson says from moment one in that game he couldn't take his eyes off Datsuyk. He said Datsuyk was by far the best player on the ice but he was only 5'-7" and 160lbs way to small it was thought to compete in the NHL. Andersson let the Red Wings know about this prodigiously talented two-way forward and the Red Wings ended up drafting him, and he grew a bit in the meantime. IMHO Datsuyk is a top 20 all time player and he should be in the Hall of Fame when he is eligible.

[@QuacksThePoet]

​@@iconicfury Yeah, people often forget how short Datsyuks career really was

[@QuacksThePoet]

​@@jamesbrown5600 Yeah, that's what happened, you have the right story

[@tbdsere]

the way he moves his body with the puck is just poetry, his deception and hockey iq was insane. one of the best 2 way players of all time

[@travisskeans2511]

Someone who will never be in the discussion as the greatest of all time. But I can't think of anyone who could challenge him in a 1 v 1.

[@tbdsere]

@@travisskeans2511 your mom is in the discussion of all time greats

[@travisskeans2511]

@@tbdsere grow up

[@Adam-vs2in]

I’ve had the privilege of seeing him play several games in person. Not only was he amazing to watch, he’s an amazing humble person as well. He never ever said anything to anyone and just did his talking with the stick. Thanks for reacting to him.

[@NitroVipers3]

The Dominator" Dominik Hasek Career Highlights. Watch that, you'll never forget the Dominator.

[@screepyspooks8794]

Speaking from credentials seeing as I actually played at a pro level datsyuk is 100% without a doubt in the top five all time players to ever play the game

[@samchaudhary7743]

Woww that says something considering he was drafted 171st overall. Truly a generational "gem". Def. my fav athlete of ALL-TIME!

[@JbBackFeeble]

@@samchaudhary7743 honestly hockey is one of those sports where some of your best players are ones that you don’t realize are gonna be that for you until like 5 years in. Then all of a sudden they’re absolutely unstoppable or sometimes it’s just immediate. Some players game just translates better to the nhl kinda thing which is dope but also in other equations it can be bad. For example , I’m sure there’s some amazing players out there who just aren’t right for the minors or Europe leagues. The play is definitely a lot different. Those players although they aren’t great there could be amazing in the nhl for a long time but just never get the chance

[@ItsKyleMang]

He changed the sport by just playing.

[@drewheller7400]

@Ghost-WhiteSand let us not forget Martin St Louis. Went undrafted and ended up one of the best

[@Leptitjeunehomme]

He’s an exemple that you can’t only rely on stats, the guy never did 100pts, but damn! Hell of a player

[@steaknshake3368]

Barry Sanders of Hockey. The Magic Man🏒

[@brandonc6916]

Nothin like the winged wheel on top of that red and white, boys

[@ItsJ40]

The magic man himself!! He will always be a top player!!

[@akumasdeception]

Datsyuk is the Messi of Hockey

[@edikonakokeshvili329]

Dennis Bergkamp

[@QuackAttack]

His nickname is "Magic Man" and no explanation is needed on why... I think he retired this year as well (not from the NHL tho, he went back to play in the Russian leagues for a few years)

[@macauleyroman2311]

best hands in the history of the nhl imo

[@matturibe5256]

Thee guy was the best ever dangles and two way player ever!!! No one could make those moves. Its modern day and many of the players now learned from the best. Pavel was insane to watch. I recommend watching his career highlights on youtube its like 25 mins of magic.

[@ericlouttit3370]

He was my favorite player growing up

[@primary2630]

He is one of the best ever stickhandler's, he could keep the puck away from you in a telephone booth. He has insane game sense, he just knows where to put the puck and where/how people will try to take it from him. He was #1 for takeaways in the NHL (stealing the puck from an opponent's control) while he played, it is now owned by the big Joe Thornton who is also an NHL legend.

[@Diego-pk1kv]

Pavel Datsyuk Best creative player to play the modern game ! GOAT MAGIC MAN

[@ronalddelrosario7405]

You know a dude's special if he invents a move that's named after him. He demonstrated "The Datsyuk" a few times in those highlights where he goes in alone on a breakaway or shootout, fakes a shot, then drags the puck past the fallen goalie and shoots into the open net. A bunch of players use that move now and it's very effective.

[@vNasttyy]

One of the most deceptive and silky smooth players to ever lace them up

[@Ashes1032]

Datsyuk is simply amazing.

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

His passing is transcendent. Solid on defence and a gentleman on and off the ice. He was a consistent Lady Byng winner.

[@stasia448]

Datsyuk is the 🐐

[@MrButchBouchard]

(forgive my english ) Datsyuk was so skilled.. that he could break any record , but he was a defensive player 1st. that s why he win 4 stanley cup. Team pass 1st before himself. Commentator over the year create a dictionnary about its name , Datsukian , DatsyukDeke , Magic Man , Datsyuked , etc.. lol

[@bozidarborojevic4131]

He won 2 stanleys

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

He is a triple gold winner though

[@davidfoxall8765]

He was just so much fun to watch... every time he was on the ice, you waited for his magic! Above that, he was a quiet professional and a gentleman.

[@mattcraig163]

Red Wings fan here and I really appreciate you guys diving in to some Datsyuk highlights. He was a joy to watch and its awesome to see him still inspiring sports fans. Thanks guys

[@Sagnasty17]

One of my goats! Pav was unreal

[@midnightcaptain8344]

As a wings fan I got to go down to the joe and watch pavel play so many games. It was a privilege.

[@2Girls1Ramos]

thats Detroits old crown jewel man haha the magic man himself. he recently just retired in russia not too long ago

[@tbdsere]

yooo this is dope, long live the magic man!!

[@thomas-mc1tp]

Unbelievable hands and vision

[@AMan_629]

It shouldn’t be legal for him to be this good on offense while also being one of the best defensive forwards of his era. He’s my favorite player ever and was the reason I became a hockey fan.

[@jamesbrown5600]

He was on a line with Bret Hull and Hank Zetterburg called the "Two Kids and an Old Goat Line" and they were great together. Datsuyk's passing skills are nearly unmatched, the way he could pass backwards to an open teammate and put that pass, without looking right on the tape was like he actually had eyes in the back of his head, he was amazing.

[@christineharrison7815]

He was truly magnificent

[@danielsmith6896]

Now you need to do the other Pavel: Pavel Bure.

[@tcith429]

He is just so incredibly fast. You can't really tell on tv - first time I saw him live, he goes through that end so fast you can't track him. Watch the explanation of The Brawl in Hockeytown.

[@dunsonhouse]

Appreciate the comment family

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

He also controlled his speed incredibly well. His edge work is next level.

[@helmedon]

He wasn't actually that fast, but he was quick and used the speed he did have efficiently. If he had like Fedorov speed he would have been unstoppable.

[@JbBackFeeble]

Bro the stories I’ve heard are unreal. I’ve unfortunately not got to see him live , but growing up my neighbor was Daniel cleary and he played with him on the red wings and after he brought the cup home , he told some wild stories about when he played with pavel. He said that pavel is by far the most obsessive player he’s ever played with and also like you said just insanely fast but doesn’t even look it unless you really see it in person. I can only imagine how it looked at a practice 😂😂

[@JbBackFeeble]

@@helmedon he was just faster overall but not in a straight line. He was very smooth and consistent and had insane edge work so through the moves he was doing , although he wasn’t hard to keep up with just going straight , tryna chase him was probably an absolute nightmare.

[@jasonbeck6104]

On the other side Vladimir Konstantinov one seriously mean defenseman... Highly skilled too.

[@TheSwede9]

I just dig ya'lls vibe and checking out NHL is awesome, Datsyuk was a beast. Back in the day when I was trading hockeycards he was my favorite

[@williamwitt6212]

Pavel Datsyuk was the Jason Kidd of the NHL: his game IQ was off the charts.

[@derekrivera7344]

Subbed for this content. Awesome seeing sports fans experience hockey for the first time and enjoy it. Keep it up guys

[@chriscorrigan14]

I love it when the skill on display is so undeniably next level that even people inexperienced in hockey can clearly see it

[@johntronite2977]

the magician...one of the best puck handlers of all time.

[@danielarmitage1646]

This is just so good,,, Much love from Uganda

[@stevekendra8983]

So glad I was able to watch him live. Some of the best hands ever. There's a reason his nickname is "the magic man."

[@kenvelickoff4275]

We've been blessed with 2 magic men Barry sanders Pavel

[@drysiftwizard3469]

Datsyuk was the best dangler ever. Connor is close but he doesnt dangle the same..his speed is his weapon. Currently its probably Pastrnak or Petterson for dangles in the NHL

[@samchaudhary7743]

I agree 100%! Dats was pure Magic

[@caleb-dx7yd]

The amazing thing about Datsyuk is he would do stuff like this every game. He would do stuff like this just to get a pass to someone. Certainly the most entertaining player I have ever watched.

[@scorpiothegreat1]

The Allen Iverson of Hockey

[@gordieparenteau6555]

The Detroit Red Wings jersey is a classic of classics in the world of professional sports. Though I still say my Montrèal Canadiens have the greatest of them all.

[@Clyde_Frog]

God I miss Pavel

[@atides33]

Datsyuk moved his body on the ice the way Barry Sanders moved on the football field.

[@julianwaters7192]

Great reaction guys 👍

[@josiahrhodes3981]

They didn't have his best move on here. He moved his stick so fast over the puck on a break that it looked like rubber and froze the goalie. Just sick. Gotta check out Mario Lemieux for sure. Super Mario was next level.

[@travisrozema7034]

U should check out one of the greatest rivalries in hockey between the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Avalanche in the late 90's, a great video is How one violent hit snowballed into years of championship hockey

[@aaronkimball7092]

Sergei Federov was also a certified DAWG. Fastest skater of his era

[@MrSpringfield01]

Pavel could stick handle in a phone booth, just incredible to behold his mastery of the game, like no other.

[@michaelalucy1971]

Datsyuk is Iberian on ice!!!

[@mattb-zo7ws]

Honestly you guys just watched probably one of the best puck handlers to pick up a stick the guy was an absolute cheat code and from what I heard he was almost completely pigeon toed

[@kille5454]

Here for hockey reactions

[@yoinkhaha]

Datsyuk was, indeed, a beast, from start to finish, as you rightly posited. You did not want him coming at you or anywhere near you as an opposing player.

[@ustasmaverik563]

Like from Russia. Respect you guys

[@joshbullard6057]

This guys basically the Allen iverson of hockey invented moves crazy skilled

[@girthypeen2351]

Patrick Kane has the next best highlight reel next to this guy check him out

[@damienthorne861]

I grew up watching Bobby orr rick Middleton and gilbert Perrault...but i have to say ..day-um!! he has to be up there for best stick handling ever...cheers from Boston!

[@somedudenamedjuno1301]

Yall gotta watch Nikolas Lidstrom, best defenseman in all of Hockey history IMO.

[@derfman1792]

Other than Connor McDavid and Pavel Datsyuk, here’s some highly skilled hockey players you guys might enjoy reacting to: 1. Wayne Gretzky 2. Mario Lemieux 3. Steve Yzerman 4. Pavel Bure 5. Alex Kovalev 6. Jaromir Jagr 7. Sydney Crosby 8. Alex Ovechkin 9. Patrick Kane 10. Nikita Kucherov

[@VitreusAdventures]

As far as fun to watch, none of those come close to #13. They should have started with your list and worked their way up to Pavel.

[@ChrisCardenDrums]

Most elusive player to ever lace em up. Eventually the league stopped even trying to play his stick, but if defenseman tried to play his body, they ended up with their butt on the ice, as seen He grew up in a very remote village in Russia. He said there were only a few pucks in the village, and the kids would all just play keepaway. As a former defenseman, he would have driven me nuts like I swear coach I had him squared up then he was just gone haha

[@TheBettaBet]

I subbed after this, love seeing sports fans giving hockey a chance. Once you start liking a team it’s over, fan for life. If y’all got any hockey questions or ideas for players on videos just holler. Been a die hard since I was born. If either of you want a Vancouver Canucks jersey and don’t have a team yet, I might have to bribe you two with a jersey to show some VanCity love. We have some of the best looking jerseys out there imo

[@markurick]

He was the Captain of The Freeze.

[@auriorbis319]

Love that "m...m.m.m" on the beat of music 7:12 😄

[@mw5885]

Theres a reason his nickname is the magic man

[@DerylEagle46]

Sticking to the Red Wings theme, check out Nicholas Kronwall and his hits. They even gave a name for them - getting "Kronwalled".

[@MrRobbledobble]

You started big. This guy prolly has the best highlight reels in the nhl. GO HABS tho

[@glowheart9912]

at the 3:03 mark, thats no ordinary goalie either. that was marty turco in his beast years. he just embarrassed him. this man, Pavel, lead the league is steals for so many years. best two way player in those years. just a force.

[@musicclassic5938]

Datsyuk has coordination of best black basketball players.

[@daphneporter856]

Gretzky ... Was glad to see the end of his playing days wish I say the early years. The GOAT in many peoples opinion.

[@xCrazyHorse13x]

#Goat13

[@dunsonhouse]

Appreciate the comment

[@joelsvensson1240]

Peter Forsberg next!

[@joelsvensson1240]

or Sedin brothers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6SQdYB9ps-rnNU&ab_channel=blaurg

[@romanlitvin-777]

Пашка навсегда!

[@MrVisde]

Datsyuk was the Barry Sanders of the NHL…you just couldn’t touch him and you’d look silly if you tried 😅

[@НатальяХ-е6х]

Unreal rasha boy!

[@tomace194]

The speed of hockey is next to none in a contact sport. Can bare fist fight, no out of bounds, ice and boards are hard. The puck is hard and being shot at 100 mph plus. Hockey is the best sport on earth.

[@Pierce-xb6vi]

Pavel is considered by most,present and past, players to be the best to ever play. No one has hands like him,no one could skate like him,and no one will ever have the highlight reels that he does. They didn't nickname him magic man for nothing. I'm Russian so I'm biased already but he will go down as my favorite all time player(sorry Ovi)

[@240nordey5]

Datsyuk is a legend. You hated when your team had to play the Red Wings, because it meant Datsyuk would do something like this to them. The outright skill he had with the puck was unmatched.

[@MatthewDecker-u6n]

Best player i ever see play the game

[@dippers26]

patrick kane or alex ovechkin next

[@Makers745]

Hard to understand for a non hockey player how crazy that breakaway move is

[@QuacksThePoet]

The one deke yall saw 3 times is nowadays called "the datsyuk," he changed deking for decades to come, basically a Pete Maravich of hockey

[@briansmith6791]

Ice Hockey, this modern version, and Basketball, Baseball and Football were all invented by Canadians. As a Canadian, who grew up playing hockey and as a proud fan, you are welcome! and you can have basketball! This rough style of hockey is Canadian Hockey. It is the reason why Canada is the dominate hockey nation in the world - more than twice as many intetnational wins/medals than the next closest country - Russia. Thankfully, some US players and leagues have adopted the Canadian style of hockey and avoid the European Style of hockey. The NHL was a Canadian league that expanded into the USA. Historically, most NHL players are Canadian, but that has dropped from almost 100% down to 50% today. Even hockey teams in the USA are half Canadian players or more. Hockey pucks are vulcanized rubber that are frozen for game use, reduces bouncing of puck. Pucks are shot at average speeds of 88 mph up to about 110 mph. The glass is 1/2 inch thick safety glass. The boards, can move a little, but are not padded and are boards, hard. Body and Hip checks are legal providing 1) the head is not the initial point of contact 2) you can't your elbow or knee, 3) you don't hit people from behind, on the numbers on back of jersey and 4) hip checks must be above the knee. Hockey players move at speeds of up to 28 mph and collisions between two players can occur at over 50 mph. Even though hockey players are app 20% smaller than NFL players, NHL Hockey hits are known to be over 20% harder than NFL or rugby. Then they land on ice or are smashed into boards - lol can't run out of bounds, in hockey, to avoid getting hit. You are not allowed to hit anyone with your stick, unless it was a follow- through on a shot. Fighting is illegal and results in at least a 5 min penalty or more. Fighting usually results in response to a dirty play/player - retribution and punishment - see ' the code' Hockey players do not stay down unless they are really hurt, normally they pop back up and keep playing - other sports could LEARN from this Most common hockey injuries are stitches and loosing teeth aka 'spitting chicklets' - when this happens, hockey players don't usually even miss a shift Hockey players play through the pain on broken legs, broken feet, broken jaws, noses and facial bones. If at all humanly or inhumanly possible, hockey players finish their shift, the game and the series. Ice Hockey is rated as the SECOND most difficult and tough sport, just behind boxing. Less than a 1% difference between the two. It is followed by football, mma....but who really cares about that. Each game is a full 60 minutes, made up of three 20 min periods. The clock is stopped when game play is halted. The NHL regular season is 82 games ( also has pre-season) and Stanley Cup Playoffs where you must win '4' best of 7 series, hence a minimun of 16 games to a maximum of 28 games played! An entire football season just to win the cup! Hence, it is the hardest trophy in professional sports to win! Finally, THERE IS NOTHING LIKE PLAY-OFF HOCKEY!

[@paulhughes4117]

Look into Sydney Crosby or Alexander Ovechkin next.

[@Marty-72]

Chek out hockey big hits highlights im sure you'll love it!! Love the dangle videos too tho! Check out Sidney Crosby highlights, Austin Matthews, Patrick Kane, Peter Forsberg and defense Cale Makar there all Elite

[@lamadesurvivor5216]

Bro is like Kyrie on ice!