Who among you could have guessed when you woke up this morning that at 2:07 p.m. EST you would get a Pavel-Datsyuk-in-a-rap-video GIF roundup post? Christmas truly is a magical time of year.


Yes, that's Red Wings alternate captain Pavel Datsyuk mean-mugging it up in (Detroit-born and Michigan raised) Mike Posner's video for "Top of the World." Nate Burleson was also featured in the video, but Pavel steals the show.

Here's Datsyuk showing some more range.


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