Pavel Datsyuk the player is an unmitigated masterpiece, but I can't help but think back to what he said nearly three years ago
I'm 22 years old and for most of my time being a Red Wing hockey fan, I watched Pavel Datsyuk make magic.
He made Marty Turco look helpless. He created a void in the space-time continuum against Nashville. He made Logan Couture look like he pooped his pants--on his birthday no less.
While Henrik Zetterberg will always hold my heart as my favorite Red Wing from this past decade, Pavel is just as much a part Red Wing hockey to me and I don't think I'll ever be in as much awe of skill and talent by a man wearing the winged wheel.