Pavel Datsyuk appreciation thread

[Classicnamesup]

One of the best of an era, my favorite player to watch. Sad to see the good times come to an end

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

This hurts really ****ing bad.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

This hurts really ****ing bad.

The link of him tearing up before he gone got me

 

[Frk It]

Hoping he surprises us and comes back for a year or Detroit fights him on leaving.

If not, farewell to my favorite hockey player ever.

 

[KJoe88]

My favorite player besides Feds.

Sadly, his time is over. He simply just cannot play top six minutes any longer and it was evident his heart is broken up by this situation as well.

I wish him all the luck back home.

Cannot believe his Red Wing days are over.

 

[Bonin21]

Lost the most famous artist my state has ever produced and my favorite player since Fedorov from my favorite team left today.

 

[Bench]

This stinks. Datsyuk hasn't been held pointless in the playoffs since his sophomore year in 2003.

What a career, though. We were so lucky to get to see him dazzle on such a regular basis. It's going to be hard not seeing him out there.

 

[rangersblues]

Time flies. Seems like the Magic just came in the league yesterday. Thanks for the thrills Pavel.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Pavs is a top 5 favorite player of mine of all time. I'll miss him forever.

 

[More 2004]

I hope this isn't the last of Pavel in the NHL.. the guy is a living legend.

 

[Laser Rayzor]

 

[lidstromiscool]

Teared up watching him in the handshake line, words can’t describe how much he means to this sport and Red Wings fans

 

[chances14]

"Watch Pavel Datsyuk's greatest goals with Detroit Red Wings"

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/n...t-red-wings-pavel-datsyuk-top-plays/82857542/


"Pavel datsyuks career with the red wings"

http://www.detroitnews.com/picture-...-datsyuks-career-with-the-red-wings/86070328/

Datsyuk departure makes life easier for NHL goalies

https://www.nhl.com/news/datsyuk-departure-makes-life-easier-goalies/c-280994596

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Pavel was a joy to watch for the last 14 seasons or so, But we understand that family comes first. But we will miss him.

 

[CerealKiller]

Pavel is the reason I got back into hockey. I just loved watching him with and without the puck

 

[TeemuS]

I hope that he has an amazing post-NHL life in Russia. It was an absolute honor to watch him play his entire career here - truly a one of a kind player.

this. He will be missed

 

[Heaton]

Good lord Datsyuk and Z were so ****ing good in their primes.

 

[JPE123]

The most entertaining player I've ever watched. Wish you all the best Pavel

 

[stu the grim reaper]

datsyuk is the most weirdly russian hockey player ive ever seen. no one else since the end of the cold war did a better job of revealing how cookie-cutter north american hockey players are. there are probably dozens more datsyuks in europe and russia who cant play in the nhl because they dont have datsyuk's judo ability to avoid dangerous hits. i hope the league keeps changing to be better for finesse players like him.

 

[Henkka]

https://twitter.com/NHL/status/744225067085639680

"Retired as best Corsi player since it has been tracked."

That's undeniable greatness, because he wasn't a volume shooter which will affect a lot for individual Corsi. And he was so damn though to score against.

 

[WingedWheel1987]

Datsyuk was a beast.

He was easily the most entertaining Red Wing of all time.

 

[RabidBadger]

There were not many guys in the league who defended him 1 on 1 and did not look like a fool while trying it. The "Datsyuk Dangle" was just one facet of his overall amazing game.

Thank you, #13.

 

[chances14]

 

[evolutionbaby]

He was a great topic of debate amongst myself and friends. I still stand by saying he was the best in the world for 3-5 years there. Who else would score over a PPG, PK, take a defensive zone face-off in the last minute of a game? He did it all. This was a time when Crosby was just coming on but had pretty much zero defensive responsibility.

 

[Bench]

I loved being at the Joe and hearing the crowd buzz when Datsyuk had the puck. Electric is the word for it. How many players can consistently elicit that type of response?