VIDEO: Pavel Datsyuk flips puck to himself, sets up scoring chance

They don't call Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk the magic man for nothing. 

The perennial Selke Trophy contender pulled off a cool little play that didn't result in a goal Saturday night against the Vancouver Canucks, but was amazing nonetheless. The Red Wings star got a step on sturdy, mobile Canucks defender Chris Tanev through the neutral zone by flipping a puck to himself, then bumping the puck in the air again with his stick.

Then, because why not, he set up a teammate for a scoring chance (which Ryan Miller turned away):

Making a routine play into something spectacular: that's what Datsyuk is all about.