It’s weird to see him so articulate knowing that it was in Russian because his English is always so broken. I know that he’s a well-spoken guy, but it’s nice to see that come through in an interview.

My favourite part:

And to wrap it up, tell us one of the best jokes you have heard lately.

“Turn off the voice recorder, and I will tell you.”

And I did.

- Didn’t like that Datsyuk thought TPH/Homer retiring :(

- Love that Fedor signed a pair of gloves for him though!

(damnit JJ – you posted it just a minute before i did :-P)

Detroit is like a red drape for most teams and every team wants to beat us. And we have to thank them for it because this is how they make us better. We try to win every game and this competition makes us stronger

Of all the individual trophies you have not won, which one would you most like to win?
“I have so many of them that I haven’t won. I think I would most like to win a trophy to the best goaltending duo.”

And who would be the second one in your duo?
“Ilya Bryzgalov, of course! We’d figure out who’s the number one and who’s the number two… But I think the Art Ross Trophy is a very important one to win, the one I would like to win.”

I love Datsyuk

….is on my list of people I’d love to sit on my front porch and drink a beer with.

I didn’t even know he had a girlfriend/wife. He really doesn’t reveal much about his private life.

“Well, the advantage on this chess board is on the owners’ side and not ours, in my opinion. We have to use all of our aces.”

A game of chess against Datsyuk sounds interesting. The only guy you could play with and lose your queen because he had a full house.