Babcock: 'Zero' chance Datsyuk will leave
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock tried to limit the speculation on star center Pavel Datsyuk's future, when Babcock told reporters in Chicago on Wednesday that there's "zero" chance the magic man will leave Detroit and return home to play in Russia.
Datsyuk has one year remaining on a seven-year, 46.9 million contract. He could be an unrestricted free agent during...
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Datsyuk a Selke Finalist - In Other News, Water Is Wet and Kane is a Douche
To the surprise of absolutely no-one, the best defensive forward in the league was again nominated for the Selke. Per NHL.com:
Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins, Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks have been named the finalists for the 2013 Frank J. Selke Trophy.
Here's the league's blurb on Datsyuk:
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Red Wings’ Pavel Datsyuk named a finalist for the Selke Trophy
In what has become an almost-annual tradition, the NHL just announced that Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk's been named a finalist for the Selke Trophy as the league's best defensive forward--and Datsyuk's made history by being named a finalist for six straight years, the most in Selke Trophy history!
ERGERON, DATSYUK AND TOEWS NAMED SELKE TROPHY FINALISTS
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Pavel Datsyuk’s advancing in EA Sports’ NHL 2014 ‘Cover Vote’
I've been out of the loop for a bit, so this bit of video game-related news from MLive's Josh Slaghter, via RedWingsFeed, comes as a pleasant surprise:
The Detroit Red Wings advanced in the Stanley Cup playoffs. And Pavel Datsyuk has been making his way through the EA Sports bracket, reaching the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year in the voting for the NHL...
Pavel Datsyuk scores filthy backhand goal against Anaheim Ducks
Late in the first period the Detroit Red Wings had the puck deep in the Anaheim Ducks zone when this fantastic play happened. Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg made this awesome pass to Pavel Datsyuk, who made a slick deke on Ryan Getzlaf that turned him inside out and then Datsyuk buried a backhand shot far side on Jonas Hiller. The shot gave the Red Wings a 1-0 lead and was a...
Pavel Datsyuk Opens the Scoring in Detroit Red Wings’ Game 6 Win: Video
Pavel Datsyuk has a habit of making the hardest hockey plays look absolutely simple. He did it again late in the first period of Friday night’s Game 6 between the Detroit Red Wings and the Anaheim Ducks.
Datsyuk chipped the puck to Henrik Zetterberg along the boards, then took a pass back from Zetterberg. The Wings’ alternate captain pulled the puck to his backhand, around Ryan...
Pavel Datsyuk doing Datsyukian things
Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk put the Wings up 1-0 on Anaheim with this gloriously gorgeous goal:
Pavel Datsyuk scores filthy game-tying goal
I can say that this goal was even prettier in person. Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk crossed over Anaheim Ducks defenseman Lucas Sbisa to give himself the extra room to take the puck to the outside. Then as he was streaking down the wing, fired a perfect shot, short-side high glove to tie the game. The puck was in and out so quickly that the stadium was certain that...
Will Datsyuk’s Magic Go ‘Poof’?
from Luke Fox of Sportsnet,
Pavel Datsyuk has no problem breaking water-bottle holsters, but will he hesitate to break Detroit Red Wings fans’ hearts?
Let’s set aside the future and its unknowns for a second and relish the moment above.
Trailing the Anaheim Ducks in Game 4 and in danger of going down 3-1 in the series, the most magical player on the ice/planet takes...
VIDEO: Pavel Datsyuk’s goal was filthier than…
Well I don’t want to get too dirty but Pavel Datsyuk’s game tying goal against Jonas Hiller and the Anaheim Ducks was pretty damn filthy. But not only that it reaffirms just how much more of a threat Datsyuk actually is…
Why you say?
You can certainly argue that Datsyuk isn’t the purist of goal scorers and that goal tonight in the third was as pure as it’s going to get...
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