Pavel Datsyuk
Pavel Datsyuk
Pavel Valerievich Datsyukalso known as "The Magic Man" is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League. He previously played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey Leaguefrom 2001 to 2016 before retiring from the League...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth20 July 1978
CityYekaterinburg, Russia
ready
We were ready to play. We have to keep it going. We need to get better and better.
canada last lost needed win
We lost in world championships to Canada last year. We needed to win today.
achieve good
I think Henrik Zetterberg is a very good player. He's off to a good start, and we've been able to achieve things together.
depends everyday feels ready
It depends how I feel tomorrow. Everyday it feels better. More skating, more shooting. I need to be ready 100 percent.
christmas present russian
I thought it was a Christmas present from Santa, a Russian Santa.
dirty hard miss needed quick shoot
We not too much go to net. We not too much shoot it. We miss first quick goal, I think that is big for us. We needed more pressure. We not do this stuff. We needed to go more to net, get hard goal, dirty net, we needed something like that and we not do it.
second
I can't play with one leg. I need a second leg, too.
best good team three
We all think this team is going to be very good this season. We still feel we are one of the best teams. If you look back to two or three years ago, we are still the same team. We haven't really changed.
felt
It was not a big hit. I felt it on the plane. It was swollen.
maybe skate
OK, but not great. Maybe if I skate every day I'll get back faster.
fun
It's fun for the fans, and fun for us, too.
good welcome
It was good for me. Welcome to the real world.
bit everybody game nashville tired
I think we just a little bit tired because we play in Nashville yesterday. That was a big game for us. Today, everybody a little tired.
believe everybody excited help plays team
I want to help this team as much as I can. I'm excited about this season. Everybody on this team believes, so everybody plays hard. We believe every second.