So Paul, any stats on how many Lady Byng winners have Gordie Howe hat tricks?

Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from the bar car on the stress train on 10/09/10 at 12:18 AM ET

HA! good call Jen. Pav is just amazing. I’m shocked there weren’t more penalties called in this game. What a disgrace the ducks are.

Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 10/09/10 at 12:23 AM ET

Wow…he certainly held his own!  Go Pav.

Posted by Flashtastick56 from Meriden, CT on 10/09/10 at 12:30 AM ET

That was awesome.  Perry probably thought he was pulling a Carcillo when he and Datsyuk got paired up but he ended up getting beat up by Lady Byng.  Perry is a punk.  He’s always reminded me of Scott Farcus from A Christmas Story.

Posted by CallMeJerry on 10/09/10 at 12:30 AM ET

Babbles’s positive spin on the Ericsson situation: “It’ll be good for Kindl to get in a game early. That’s important for a young guy.”

Ech.

Posted by Osrt on 10/09/10 at 12:30 AM ET

Osrt, that sounds to me like the Ducks announcers saying a big positive for the ducks tonight was that “they stuck together”.  Grasping at straws…

Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 10/09/10 at 12:34 AM ET

^ Whoops, sorry, wrong post.

I want to grow up to be Pavel Datsyuk.

Posted by Osrt on 10/09/10 at 12:34 AM ET

As for Pavel’s performance tonight…

Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 10/09/10 at 12:35 AM ET

Quasimodo got some spunk in him hah, to bad he couldn’t get a punch in on the paper bag Perry, jokes.

Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 10/09/10 at 12:46 AM ET

As a Sharks fan, all I can say is…

Nice work, Datsyuk.  Perry’s not so tough once he drops his gloves and stick and can’t resort to running goalies and kicking guys, eh?

Posted by nosferatu from Albany, NY on 10/09/10 at 12:58 AM ET

Pavel Datsyuk = Brick Sh*thouse

Posted by Mandingo from The Garage on 10/09/10 at 12:59 AM ET

So Paul, any stats on how many Lady Byng winners have Gordie Howe hat tricks?

Good call. Datsyuk plyed with a different edge last season (leading some of us to ask if he got tired of Byngs). Maybe he wants to avoid nomination this year..

Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 10/09/10 at 01:24 AM ET

Screw the Lady Byng.  The Gordie Howe Hat Trick is worthier.

Posted by SYF from A tall cool pint of Guinness on 10/09/10 at 04:40 AM ET

He should get a medal for service to humanity for fighting Corey Perry. I don’t think even Ducks fans like him.

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 10/09/10 at 09:46 AM ET

What’s worse than picking a fight with a 4 time Lady Byng Trophy winner?

Losing.

Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!

Posted by Kate from PA now in SC-made in Detroit on 10/09/10 at 10:46 AM ET

What a guy! 
Pavel Datsyuk is an unsung team leader. 
The other guys have to look at themselves and say:  “Man, if Pav, the guy with perhaps the most talent in all the hockey world, can do that, so should I!”

Posted by w2j2 on 10/09/10 at 11:11 AM ET