kylee 727 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 Post some of your favorite clips or memories of Datsyuk. I am shocked he's leaving after this playoff run. Thank you Datsyuk, there will never be a player like you. 4 Hockeymom1960, Yak19, KATIEBARTHEDOOR24 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerveDamage 4,176 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) Edited April 11, 2016 by NerveDamage 2 Hockeymom1960 and Yak19 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 I'm going to cry but thanks for the memories Pasha there will never be another one like you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheelchairsuperhero 1,453 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) Favorite Wing. I've been dreading news like this for a while now. I don't think we'll ever see a talent quite like that again. Edited April 11, 2016 by Wheelchairsuperhero Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt198913 932 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 Easily the best stick handler I've ever seen. His ability to take the puck away was second to none. Gonna miss him. 1 DRW Dominance reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropkickshanahans 463 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 3 Yak19, KATIEBARTHEDOOR24 and NerveDamage reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Number19 159 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) Edited April 11, 2016 by Number19 1 NerveDamage reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Datsyukian Deke 127 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 Thanks for the $7.5 million cap hit next season. Thanks for..oh, nothing. ............................................................................ Pavel is the reason I stuck with the NHL after watching a couple playoff games 6 or 7 years ago. Simply for the reason he did things I didn't get immediately, waiting for replays to understand what he just did. Amazing, amazing player, unique style and generational talent. To me there is no doubt he should have his number retired when it's all said and done. 1 PavelValerievichDatsyuk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DRW Dominance 255 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the $7.5 million cap hit next season. that's detroit's problem for saying they won't trade it. and if they don't they are officially the stupidest organization of all time. as for Pav though. 2nd favourite player of all time, next to Yzerman. i'm still surprised that he is actually done after this year. i thought we'd get at least another year, probably 2. but after reading the Albom article, i can fully understand why he is done. gonna miss watching that guy, this team is gonna have a giant gaping hole. Edited April 11, 2016 by DRW Dominance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lwing 68 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 From the first time this guy stepped on the ice in a red jersey you couldn't help but watch him. Outside the big ones, here are a few of my favorite memories. First year, he made a deke where he "passed the puck to himself" off the back of the net then made a ridiculous move and pass to Dandy to score. The breakaway he made in the famous triple overtime SCP game with Carolina and deked the daylights out of three or so players (so close to ending that game). SCP with the Penns where he faked a pass back to Kronval, but then used his dragging foot to kick it back up to himself was off the charts creativity, skill, confidence and daring INSANITY! The time he was being asked about his on ice vision and how many people he sees and his response of something like, "I see about twenty thousand people." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 Feel like we should wait till July. Nothing is official yet. He might stay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerveDamage 4,176 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 Feel like we should wait till July. Nothing is official yet. He might stay. "Who's going to Russia? You going to Russia. I not going to Russia" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 "Who's going to Russia? You going to Russia. I not going to Russia". Its like he was teasing us then we got blind sided Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulwoodsfan 52 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Vq3bQE0K4 1 lwing reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DatsyukianDekes 2,428 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 Thanks for the $7.5 million cap hit next season. It sucks, but it's not like it's unmovable. Datsyuk has far exceeded our pleasure for what his cap hit might count for next year. Stop turning against a player like him, we are lucky he even stayed for the extra three two years. 1 PavelValerievichDatsyuk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lwing 68 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Vq3bQE0K4 Yes, that is the one I mentioned (my bad, it was Devereaux not Dandy). Thanks for such a cool and long clip of that! As for some of you, I believe this is the "APPRECIATION" thread? :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KATIEBARTHEDOOR24 426 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 This thread is gonna be my new Fav. Wait... Maybe he is just messing with us... We all know Pav likes to play with the media folk 1 NerveDamage reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yak19 303 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) Edited April 11, 2016 by Yak19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerveDamage 4,176 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 This thread is gonna be my new Fav. Wait... Maybe he is just messing with us... We all know Pav likes to play with the media folk I bet this is just a false flag covert op, so there's less talk about the coaching and management issues, focus on Pavel and the playoff run, and in the end they'll come out with a triumphant "agreement" with Pavel for him to play that one more year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,973 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 He starts the play with a chilling hit on Boychuk, then finishes it off with the goal...notice how the annoucer says Boychuk got caught up ice, well we know why he did, don't we! 2 Hockeymom1960 and NerveDamage reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,973 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) Says it all.... Edited April 11, 2016 by LeftWinger 2 lwing and KATIEBARTHEDOOR24 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) All I can say is there aren't enough words, pictures or videos to sum up how much joy I've been having watching this guy make other NHLers look like beer league players for over a decade now. Also loved the way he conducted himself, Pasha could make you look stupid and flatout amateuerish but he never ever did some over the top celebrations, sometimes it looked like he would just prefer to go back to the center ice win his faceoff and do it again without making a big deal about it. Pasha you will be missed, all the best in Russia and hopefully you'll bei n the HHOF one day god knows you deserve it. Edited April 11, 2016 by frankgrimes 1 KATIEBARTHEDOOR24 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DatsyukianDekes 2,428 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) All the elements of the Datsyukian one. Hits Show: Assists Show: Goals Show: Houdini Show: Edited April 11, 2016 by DatsyukianDekes 1 LeftWinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,973 Report post Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) Houdini Show: Pavel Datsyuk, AKA Nightcrawler! All we need is the word BAMF! to appear! Edited April 11, 2016 by LeftWinger 3 TheXym, DatsyukianDekes and Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites