Special guest at dev camp… Hint: The Magic Man

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  1. Holy shit.

    Never thought I’d see the day when Pavel would be welcomed back.

  2. No pressure, just practice your stick handling in front of maybe the best stick handler ever

  3. He tried stick handling then they told him to stop and make 4 extra unnecessary passes to make the Scandinavians feel more comfortable.

  4. He didn’t have a puck on his stick because he broke an undrafted kids ankle while saying still got it and the team didn’t want to see ASP suffer the same fate

  5. He is staying at my place of work this week. Got a chance to say hi. Cool guy.

  6. Hopefully he’s teaching these kids puck protection, timing and thievery along with the dangles

  7. Someone go get Trev and make him lace them up. We deserve more giggles.

  8. So we have Pavel as stick handling and hockey IQ coach now?

    Player development program is in full gear

  9. Jealous. Can I be a special guest at the dev camp too? We can show both ends of the stick handling/skating spectrum 🙂

  10. Those guys felt how I fel when I got to bootcamp the way he skated by eyeing them all up and down.

  11. I’m surprised but excited to see him back with the organization. Makes me think the jersey retirement could be coming soon. Was worried he’d never leave Russia. I would love to see him involved somehow within the org long term. 

    I think some of his special talent can be taught. Nobody will learn all of it but the stick lifts, puck protection, and defensive positioning can be taught. 

  12. Maybe it’s jusy my homer glasses and longing for nostalgia, but I think Dats could still do it in the NHL. Maybe not total “Magic Man” but probably still give you 10-12 minutes of top notch hockey.

  13. He looks like a predator sizing up his prey. My stars, I hope he comes back in some official capacity.

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