BTW, Hank is not better than Pavel (or vice versa).
Datsyuk lead the league in takewawys last year (by a wide margin). Datsyuk is a much better backchecker than people give him credit for.
Is he as good as Hank? No, Hank is exceptional. But he is very, very good.
Pavel has better hands, better moves and obviously a better stick. Is that saying Hank sucks in those areas? Hell no. It just means Pavel is exceptional at a couple things, and Hank is exceptional at others.
Theyre the same player, in my mind. Give or take some $$ seeing as Datsyuk should score 100+ pts while sleeping. But so can Hank, so this is a circular argument.
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