<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no,shrink-to-fit=no"><title>Pavel Datsyuk Officially Retires From The NHL</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://htlbid.com/v3/barstoolsports.com/htlbid.css"><script async src="https://htlbid.com/v3/barstoolsports.com/htlbid.js"></script><script async src="https://www.caffeine.tv/embed.js"></script><script>window.htlbid=window.htlbid||{},htlbid.cmd=htlbid.cmd||[],htlbid.cmd.push(function(){htlbid.setTargeting("pagetype","blog"),htlbid.setTargeting("authorId","13266"),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_keywords",["pavel datsyuk","nhl","barstool sports","red wings","hats","beanies","flag","hoodies","ankle","big game | new football t-shirts","ps","zetterberg","more shop","couture","datysuk"]),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_IABv1",["IAB17","IAB17-27"]),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_IABv2",["515","483"]),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_IABv3",["515","483"]),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_positive","0.25"),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_neutral","0.58"),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_negative","0.17"),htlbid.setTargeting("is_testing","no"),htlbid.pubads().setPublisherProvidedId("PPID-GOES-HERE"),htlbid.layout()})</script><script src="https://d9rde3y35j061.cloudfront.net/script.js"></script><script src="https://htlbid.com/v3/barstoolsports.com/htlbid.js" async></script><script src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" async></script><style>.union__content{font-family:-apple-system,HelveticaNeue,Roboto,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:18px;color:#5a5b5d;word-wrap:break-word;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0 5px 32px 5px}.union__content p{padding:0;margin:16px 0 0 0}.union__content img{display:block;width:100%!important;height:auto;margin:16px 0 0 0}.union__content video{display:block!important;width:100%!important;height:auto;margin:16px 0 0 0}.union__content .articleAd{text-align:center;margin:16px 0 0 0;background-color:#f5f5f5}.union__content .htlad__container{display:inline-block}.union__content p a{color:#377dc4}.union__content .oembed__wrapper{margin:16px 0 0 0}.union__content blockquote:not(.twitter-video){display:block;margin:16px 0 0 0;padding:4px 12px;border-left:4px solid #77889a;font-style:italic;background:#f0f4f8;text-align:left;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0}.union__content blockquote:not(.twitter-video) p{font-style:italic}.union__content blockquote,q{quotes:none}.union__content iframe{max-width:100%}.union__content .bs-image-hidden{display:none}.union__content div.hq-image{width:fit-content;margin:0 auto}.union__content span.image-attribution,.union__content span.image-attribution a{color:#757575;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:.1px;line-height:14px;text-decoration:none;padding:0;margin:0}.union__content .bs-videoPlayer .bs-videoPlayer__container,.union__content video-js,.wp-video{width:100%!important;height:0!important;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;overflow:hidden;margin:16px 0 0 0}.wp-video video{width:100%!important;height:100%!important}.hq-image video{width:100%!important;height:100%!important}.union__content .bs-videoPlayer__container>iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:none}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.union__content,body,html{background:#1c1c1c;color:#f1f1f1}.union__content blockquote:not(.twitter-video){border-left:4px solid #367dc4;background:#272c35}}</style><script>window.addEventListener("applicationDidBecomeActive",()=>{document.querySelectorAll(".hq-image video[autoplay]").forEach(e=>e.play())})</script><script>window.htlAdUnitPath="57249056/in-app-iOS/Article-Page_In-Article-Unit",window.htlKeyvalues={authorId:"13266",category:"Chicago",tags:[],brandName:null,brandId:0,pagetype:"standard_post"}</script></head><body class="union__content"><figure class="barstool_oembed barstool_oembed--twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/744198630832246785" data-iframely-url="//iframe.ly/VnMfsd" data-template="inline"></a><script async src="https://cdn.iframe.ly/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p> </p><p>So long to the one of the best players of this generation. The guy could do anything with a hockey stick, and was equally effective at both ends of the ice. Datsyuk was one of those Red Wings that <a title="Blackhawks" class="aalmanual" target="_blank" href="https://seatgeek.com/chicago-blackhawks-tickets/?aid=12060">Blackhawks</a> fans were technically supposed to hate, but it was impossible. I never could get my blood boiling for the Red Wings. How can you hate Datysuk, Zetterberg, and Lidstrom? Those were just great players who did everything the right way. More of a mutual respect than a hatred. You wanted your team play exactly like those 2000s Red Wings teams did.</p><figure class="barstool_oembed barstool_oembed--youtube"><div><div style="left:0;width:100%;height:0;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.2493%"><iframe src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/RDCMNX" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" style="top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute"></iframe></div></div></figure><p>Also…pretty tough customer. Dropped em with Cory Perry.</p><figure class="barstool_oembed barstool_oembed--youtube"><div><div style="left:0;width:100%;height:0;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.2493%"><iframe src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Sur7pT" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" style="top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute"></iframe></div></div></figure><p>And broke Couture’s ankles</p><p><img src="http://s1.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/3-datsyuk-ankle-breaker-vs-sharks-2-pavel-datsyuk-gifs.gif" alt sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="eager"></p><p> </p><p>PS: The most electric Russian in the league now?</p><p><img src="http://66.media.tumblr.com/92c968ce2e80dea24e686fd6fb1197a8/tumblr_inline_o388l2XwQP1qzt9aj_500.gif" alt sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></p></body></html>

<figure class="barstool_oembed barstool_oembed--twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/744198630832246785" data-iframely-url="//iframe.ly/VnMfsd" data-template="inline"></a><script async src="https://cdn.iframe.ly/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure><p> </p><p>So long to the one of the best players of this generation. The guy could do anything with a hockey stick, and was equally effective at both ends of the ice. Datsyuk was one of those Red Wings that <a title="Blackhawks" class="aalmanual" target="_blank" href="https://seatgeek.com/chicago-blackhawks-tickets/?aid=12060">Blackhawks</a> fans were technically supposed to hate, but it was impossible. I never could get my blood boiling for the Red Wings. How can you hate Datysuk, Zetterberg, and Lidstrom? Those were just great players who did everything the right way. More of a mutual respect than a hatred. You wanted your team play exactly like those 2000s Red Wings teams did.</p><figure class="barstool_oembed barstool_oembed--youtube"><div><div style="left:0;width:100%;height:0;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.2493%"><iframe src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/RDCMNX" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" style="top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute"></iframe></div></div></figure><p>Also…pretty tough customer. Dropped em with Cory Perry.</p><figure class="barstool_oembed barstool_oembed--youtube"><div><div style="left:0;width:100%;height:0;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.2493%"><iframe src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Sur7pT" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" style="top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute"></iframe></div></div></figure><p>And broke Couture’s ankles</p><p><img src="http://s1.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/3-datsyuk-ankle-breaker-vs-sharks-2-pavel-datsyuk-gifs.gif" alt sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="eager"></p><p> </p><p>PS: The most electric Russian in the league now?</p><p><img src="http://66.media.tumblr.com/92c968ce2e80dea24e686fd6fb1197a8/tumblr_inline_o388l2XwQP1qzt9aj_500.gif" alt sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></p>

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