Best Playmaking Centers in the NHL

[Paul4587]

For those who still think Matthews does not belong among other centres on this topic.

Oh wow a couple of YouTube clips of great passes. It’s not like you can’t pull together those types of clips for 50% of the forwards in the league. Hell Emerson Etem was one of the worst playmakers I’ve seen in the NHL and there were still a couple of highlight reel assists he put up.

Your post is like illpucks digging up a couple of youtube clips of Ovechkin making nice passes and declaring him a better passer than Backstrom.

 

[maacoshark]

Best saucer pass?

I will be accused of being partial here, but I have not seen many that do it better than Barzal.

Kuznetsov and Backstrom are both very good. Just vask Ovi

 

[maacoshark]

Passer Mcdavid
Vision Kuznetsov
Creator of chances Crosby
Saucer pass Backstrom
Touch Thornton
Smartest Bergeron

Pretty much nailed it.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

For those who still think Matthews does not belong among other centres on this topic.

There is nothing particularly impressive about these 2 passes.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Kuznetsov and Backstrom are both very good. Just vask Ovi

Ovie can make a lot of Centers look like good passers. But I will agree for Backstrom. The guy was always one of the better playmakers in the NHL for close to a decade now.

 

[SenzZen]

Setting up the play?

 

[HTFN]

There is nothing particularly impressive about these 2 passes.

was going to say it but didn't bother.

first one is basically the kuznetsov special, but he turned his body to do it instead of just wrapping the stick behind him.

second pass, well, seems like nearly every top 6 player in the league has one of them on their reel.

 

[snipes]

I'm glad you asked.. I believe Duncan Keith is a 2x Norris winner.

It's even a playmaking sequence...so it follows the actual criteria of the OP.

#FilthyMitts

I remember that play by McDavid just silly.

Imagine if he didn't have Lucic stapled to his wing for a major portion of the year, he likely hits 120+ points.

 

[dlawong]

If he is as good as I have seen in the Memorial Cup run last month, I will add Sam Steel to that group. His vision, passing, and creativity are all very impressive. Not knowing if he can do the same at the faster pace and hard checking environment of NHL though, but definitely has the potential. For all NHL players in recent last couple of decades, I would put the retired Pavel Datsyuk in his prime on top of all time list of great passers and play makers, next to the great one.

Current players there are quite a few and the obvious ones have already mentioned in previous posts. By the way the passing part does takes two to tangle, as the puck receiver has to be able to anticipate and able to lay their sticks down properly in order for the pass to complete.

 

[txpd]

Best saucer pass?

I will be accused of being partial here, but I have not seen many that do it better than Barzal.

Best saucer pass?

 

[Barrie22]

Talking about best saucer passes?

 

[HOPE]

domi

 

[Alwalys]

Did someone say sauce?

 

[BelovedIsles]

Not enough Barzal in this thread. He creates so many plays out there it’s uncanny. He possesses all the qualities of a world class playmaker: IQ, quickness, pure stickhandling/speed, vision, pass accuracy/softness.

I’m not saying he’s better than Crosby, McD, Thornton, or Backstrom, but he should be in the conversation.

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

Thread is about playmaking

BETTER TALK ABOUT AUSTON MATTHEWS AND GOAL SCORING.

You knew it was coming.


Thread about a player losing his career to video game addiction -

Leaf fan : "Guys here's a really nice goal by Matthews he deserves mention here as a top video gamer"

 

[TheMalkinEra]

What about the highest paid center in the league, the guy in Chicago he had a couple of 40 plus assists seasons. I don't think I've seen his name on the list here.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

He leads the league in intangibles/60

What about the highest paid center in the league, the guy in Chicago he had a couple of 40 plus assists seasons. I don't think I've seen his name on the list here.

 

[discobob]

Setting up the play?

Is that you Jerome?

 

[missionAvs]

5 pages and still no mention of generational playmaker Blake Comeau (don't care he's not a center)??

 

[PenguinSpeed]

Sidney Crosby beats not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4, count them 4, defensive players at once. Put Crosby down as smartest.

 

[HTFN]

Sidney Crosby beats not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4, count them 4, defensive players at once. Put Crosby down as smartest.

definitely the smartest...

"they can't flub the pass if the pass goes in the net".jpg

 

[eviohh26]

5 pages and still no mention of generational playmaker Blake Comeau (don't care he's not a center)??

Guy is always a few steps ahead of everyone in the game. This is prime example. They wasn't reeeady .

 

[HTFN]

5 pages and still no mention of generational playmaker Blake Comeau (don't care he's not a center)??

oh my...

 

[BelovedIsles]

5 pages and still no mention of generational playmaker Blake Comeau (don't care he's not a center)??

LOL.

Blake always lacked hockey sense, but that’s a whole ‘nother level.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

I guess he's not 'in the NHL' anymore, but saucer pass? Henrik Sedin.

Has there ever been another forward in NHL history to score 50 points in a season with less than 5 goals??