PAVEL DATSYUK MAKES SOME BOLD COMMENTS ON IVAN DEMIDOV, LEON DRAISAITL & CONNOR MCDAVID

PAVEL DATSYUK MAKES SOME BOLD COMMENTS ON IVAN DEMIDOV, LEON DRAISAITL & CONNOR MCDAVID

So, we did just make a video on this YouTube channel talking about the Detroit Red Wings and the Edmonton Oilers. We spoke about the Oilers goalending chase, how they’re interested in Augustine and Kosa and all that, but we’re double dipping a little bit in both the Detroit and the Edmonton talk. And we’re also tossing in some Montreal, too, because I wanted to refer to this guy right here, the Magic Man, one of the best hockey players of the past 25 years, an erading dangler and two-way force. Now at 47 years old, today we are talking about Paval Datsuk. Because not only was Datsuk a legend for both Detroit and SKA St. Petersburg, not only was he a decorated twotime Stanley Cup champion, a threetime Selki winner, a fourtime Lady Bing winger, and a one-time NHL second all-star team player, Pavle Datsuk is also doing interviews. And there was one posted the other day on August 11th, 2025 by Sergey Demidov on rg.org. This interview will be linked in the description. And honestly, we’re going to have to break this commentary talking about the interview into two videos. We’re going to have to talk about some stuff in this video and then we’re probably going to make another video tomorrow talking about Datsuk and the Red Wings because man oh man is there a lot to go over in this article. It’s pretty nuts. So linked in the description will be Sergey Demidov’s piece. By the way, Sergey has no relation to Ivan. Thank you very much. Talking about Pavle Datsuk on Detroit’s future, the number 13 jersey and modern NHL trends. Here are the key takeaways from this interview. One, Pavle Dansuk is set to host the Magic Game in Yakatarenburg featuring NHL stars like Kovalchuk Capri off and Sergey Federov. Two, Pavle Datsuk believes Detroit’s rebuild is taking longer due to their long run of dominance, but he predicts something that we’re going to talk about in a video later on. We’re not going to do this now. We’ll save that for another day. But Dotsuk also goes out there and weighs in on his number 13 jersey. He praises Leon Dryidle and he also says that he prefers the old NHL dress code for player discipline. Ah, Pavle, of course, the oldfashioned and we’re just going to let it go at that person that you are. Let’s go out there and talk about some of the commentary that Datsuk made about the current NHL stars and style. We’ll talk about all this stuff over here. We’ll leave this over here to the next video, but this is what Datu talks about when asked to name the best player in the NHL today. He doesn’t default to the obvious answer. It’s hard to pick one since I don’t follow that closely, but I like Leon Dryidle. I disagree that he is in Conor McDavid’s shadow. His decision-making speed is excellent. There are a lot of good players out there. This admiration between Pavle Datsuk and Leon Dryidle goes both ways. Back in 2019, Dryidle admitted that Datsuk was his favorite player and that he modeled his game after the Magic Man. The NHL has recently relaxed its dress code, ending the long-standing rule that required players to wear suits and ties to games. Starting in the 25 season, players will have greater freedom to showcase their personal style and embrace modern fashion trends. Yeah, hard pivot. We’ll see if things actually go the way that the NBA has gone down. But Doc Suk does say that I would have preferred if the suits thing still existed. It keeps you organized and disciplined. I used to wear suits. I liked it. There are fewer reasons to do that now. Henrik Zederberg liked to dress up. Nick Lidstrom dressed in a classic style. In general, everyone tried to stand out, but Europeans brought their own sense of fashion. So, yeah, that’s totally irrelevant to the dryidal thing. But it’s so interesting to me how Datsuk’s answer for the best player today is not the obvious Conor McDavid or Nathan McKinnon or even Nikita Cucherov. It is Leon Dryidle. And here’s the thing. I think a lot of Oilers fans themselves would go out there and say that if you argued dry saddle over McDavid, you’d probably have a legitimate argument maybe like 40 45% of the time. It’s just that 50 55% and the upper ceiling of what Conor McDavid can be is the determining factor in most hockey fans and even Oilers fans’ eyes. Conor Mack, as we had said in prior videos, I mean, the guy had 100 points in 67 games. this most recent season. He made it look easy. The guy played only 67 games and was still able to eclipse 100 one more time. It’s like he was aiming to get 100. And then he just pieced out. He was like, “Yeah, okay. I’m good. Let’s just rest up for the playoffs, guys. You could go out there and do your thing.” He had 100 assists the other year. He had 64 goals the year before that, 153 points as well. Conor McDavid is a man amongst children when it comes to the National Hockey League point production-wise. But if Conor McDavid’s a man amongst children, Leon Dryidle might just be that young adult, if not another man, too. 106 points in 71 games the most recent year, 106 points the year before that. This guy can take over the NHL in heart trophy voting and Art Ross scoring if McDavid is out. We all recognize that Dry Cidle is that good, but I also do see a little bit of a DryCidle and Datsu connection in the way that these guys play. Conor McDavid is all speed. He’ll gallop down the ice, dangle by five guys, then dangle by the goalie and make a posterizing incredible highlight reel goal. Leon Dry doesn’t really do that. He’s a lot more finesse. And I think he’s at his best when he is in the corner along the boards with the puck dangling by guys in the same way Pavle Datsuk used to do. Maybe not to the same extreme creative level that Datsuk had, but he also has that sum of finesse in his own game. I’d say like Pavle Dryidle also has a heavier shot and he’s more prone for those one-times which makes him a lethal threat when he doesn’t have the puck as well. I can understand why Pavle Datsuk says that he connects a lot more with the way Dryidle plays, disagreeing that he is in Conor McDavid’s shadow. Now, let’s shift gears from one D player in Dryidle to another D player in Ivan Demidov. This is what Paval Datsuk says about predictions and prospects. Looking ahead to 2026, he offers a bold forecast. Here’s my prediction. Detroit, okay, we’re not going to talk about that. We’ll skip into that for another video. He has praise for Montreal Canadians forward Ivan Demidov. A humble guy. We talked a year ago. I’m not sure what’s happened to him over the past year in SKA, but he’s cheeky on the ice. He’s fun to watch and I wish there were more players like him. Now, I love that he tossed that in there. Yeah, what happened to this guy last year in SKA St. Petersburg, right? Am I right? Because Pavl Datuk of course SKA guy he played for SKA St. Petersburg for a while as well as Atomobilis Yakataranberg. He is from Yakatarinberg Russia. But the biggest story of the KHL the most recent season was Ivan Demidov and his lack of real opportunity with SKA. You can say wow the guy had 49 points in 65 games. Yeah he’s really good but this guy was getting benched and scratched sometimes. The coach, Roman Rottenberg, did not give Demidov his apples, nor the ability to play his game to the best of his capacity this previous year. We understand why that is. They’re salty that this guy was already committing to the NHL. And it took a lot more convincing and it was an even bigger shock when SKA St. Petersburg actually let Demi Dov leave early to go to Montreal and get two points in two regular season games, two points in five playoff games. Now Demi Dov is a lockin for a top Calder spot this upcoming year. And you’ve got guys like Pavle Datsu going out there and saying, “Yeah, I really like this guy. He’s cheeky. He’s fun to watch. I wish there were more guys like him.” You know how cheeky and fun to watch you have to be to get Pavl Datsuk to say that you’re cheeky and fun to watch. This guy is probably the poster boy of cheeky NHL danglers, ladyb sportsmanship guys who can embarrass you if you give them even just an extra second of time on the ice. And Ivan Demidov is getting huge praise from that kind of a player. So, I like that a lot. I’m a Montreal Canadians fan, also a Red Wings fan. We’ll leave Datsuk’s comments on Detroit for another video, but for now, I want you to let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. How do you feel about Pavl Datsuk speaking out on Ivan Demidov and his talent as well as how Leon Dryidle may not be in the shadow of Conor McDavid after all? Do you agree disagree with these takes over here from Datsuk the man himself? Let me know in the comments section below. Articles linked in the description. And I hope you enjoyed this roll and bye.

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We’re going over Detroit Red Wings legend Pavel Datsyuk’s recent commentary on Montreal Canadiens prospect Ivan Demidov, and Edmonton Oilers forwards Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid.

Article: https://rg.org/news/hockey/pavel-datsyuk-detroit-future-no-13-jersey-modern-nhl-trends

This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter

This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

Connor McDavid was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2015 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 28 of the draft went as follows:

1st – Edmonton Oilers, Connor McDavid
2nd – Buffalo Sabres, Jack Eichel
3rd – Arizona Coyotes, Dylan Strome
4th – Toronto Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner
5th – Carolina Hurricanes, Noah Hanifin
6th – New Jersey Devils, Pavel Zacha
7th – Philadelphia Flyers, Ivan Provorov
8th – Columbus Blue Jackets, Zach Werenski
9th – San Jose Sharks, Timo Meier
10th – Colorado Avalanche, Mikko Rantanen
11th – Florida Panthers, Lawson Crouse
12th – Dallas Stars, Denis Gurianov
13th – Boston Bruins (from Los Angeles Kings), Jakub Zboril
14th – Boston Bruins, Jake DeBrusk
15th – Boston Bruins (from Calgary Flames), Zachary Senyshyn
16th – New York Islanders (from Pittsburgh Penguins via Edmonton Oilers), Mathew Barzal
17th – Winnipeg Jets, Kyle Connor
18th – Ottawa Senators, Thomas Chabot
19th – Detroit Red Wings, Evgeny Svechnikov
20th – Minnesota Wild, Joel Eriksson Ek
21st – Ottawa Senators (from New York Islanders via Buffalo Sabres), Colin White
22nd – Washington Capitals, Ilya Samsonov
23rd – Vancouver Canucks, Brock Boeser
24th – Philadelphia Flyers (from Nashville Predators via Toronto Maple Leafs), Travis Konecny
25th – Winnipeg Jets (from St. Louis Blues via Buffalo Sabres), Jack Roslovic
26th – Montreal Canadiens, Noah Juulsen
27th – Anaheim Ducks, Jacob Larsson
28th – New York Islanders (from New York Rangers via Tampa Bay Lightning), Anthony Beauvillier

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