Datsyuk's footie assist
by James Mirtle
on Jan 7, 2009 1:02 AM CST
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Here's a goal where all of that pregame warm-up soccer comes in handy:
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That’s pretty impressive, even if towards an empty net.
by hallock on
Jan 7, 2009 9:32 AM CST
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Now if only he could do it in the crease or from behind the net like Peter Forsberg used to. Then I would be truly impressed.
by Selanne on
Jan 7, 2009 10:16 AM CST
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So…he kicked the puck. Towards open ice.
It wasn’t like he dribbled the puck down the ice for a bit and then kicked it to Zetterberg.
Sure it was neat, but it wasn’t a unique skill like his shootout moves.
by ShaneG on
Jan 7, 2009 10:37 AM CST
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It was a pretty good pass…by soccer standards. He saw the open ice and laid it out into open space.
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by PPP on
Jan 7, 2009 11:15 AM CST
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I think it’s impressive that he dropped his stick on purpose, like he knew that he would just kick the puck over. At this point, I’m assuming that everything Datsyuk does is purposeful. Kicks the puck? On purpose. Puck slides off his stick? Meant to do that.
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by RudyKelly on
Jan 7, 2009 11:23 AM CST
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Imagine if Datsyuk (or better yet, Crosby) had done the following move, you wouldn’t hear the end of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EyJDXnZrYU
by bearhunter on
Jan 7, 2009 5:19 PM CST
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