Best Playmaking Centers in the NHL

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Best saucer pass?

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

Granlund has a super underrated saucer pass.

 

[Tonystretcher]

Mcdavid
Crosby
Malkin
Kuzy
Stastny
Schifle
Monahan
Horvat

Love Horvat, but he’s not a very good playmaker

 

[teravaineSAROS]

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??

Man I'm going to miss the Sedin twins telepathy plays

 

[turkleton85]

Overall Passing: Getzlaf
Vision: Thornton/Zetterberg/Getzlaf
Creator of chances: McDavid/Backstrom
Touch: Getzlaf
Best saucer passer: Backstrom
Smartest: Zetterberg/Crosby

 

[McCoy]

Malkin
Kuznetsov
Kopitar
Crosby
McDavid
Schiefele
Bäckström

 

[eviohh26]

Overall Passing: Getzlaf
Vision: Thornton/Zetterberg/Getzlaf
Creator of chances: McDavid/Backstrom
Touch: Getzlaf
Best saucer passer: Backstrom
Smartest: Zetterberg/Crosby

Prime Zetterberg no doubt. Today .. not as much

 

[turkleton85]

Prime Zetterberg no doubt. Today .. not as much

I think vision and IQ don't really deteriorate. It's basically the only things that he has left - he is like Krang from the super hero turtles. Brain without body^^

 

[eviohh26]

I think vision and IQ don't really deteriorate. It's basically the only things that he has left - he is like Krang from the super hero turtles. Brain without body^^

For sure. Like H Sedin. Slowed down but still had it. Zetterberg is such a smart player. his IQ is underrated.

 

[Calgareee]

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

I still don’t. Monahan was included in one list and he also doesn’t belong on this list. Has he made great passes? Sure. But that isn’t his bread and butter and he doesn’t deserve to be in the same conversation as the great playmakers.

 

[Alwalys]

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??

goals against a goalie?

 

[22FUTON9]

I think if we're just talkinng about passing and vision it's backstrom for sure. Not an ainec case but I think he's the best

 

[Jarey Curry]

Wheres Giroux?

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

goals against a goalie?

Yes.

 

[Alwalys]

Yes.

Thornton did it last season.

 

[Captain Controversy]

Overall Passing: McDavid/Backstrom
Vision: Backstrom
Creator of chances: Kuznetsov
Touch: Crosby
Best saucer passer: Backstrom
Smartest: Thornton/Crosby

Mcdavids assists speaks otherwise.

 

[cpsman]

the leafs fans here trying to push Matthews into this list are hilarious.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Man, Leafs fans just can't help themselves can they

 

[EternalOptimist]

Mcdavid
Crosby
Malkin
Kuzy
Stastny
Schifle
Monahan
Horvat

Nice avi, you a caps fan now all of a sudden?

 

[JP Nolan]

For pure sweet passing ability....Krejci is better then all those guys above.......His vision and touch is second to none...

 

[a mangy Meowth]

His vision and touch is second to none...

Not really. But he's pretty good

 

[Laineux]

Give me Bäckström and Crosby for passing ability and vision. But in terms of chance generation, it's McJesus by a lofty margin.

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

Wheres Giroux?

On the right wing

 

[Not So Mighty]

Wheres Giroux?

Canada I imagine. If you mean in this thread, he's been mentioned many times already.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Mcdavids assists speaks otherwise.

I named him best for overall passing, what else do you want?

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Scheifele is one that always impresses me. It's gotten to the point where I always expect to see him climb higher each game and impress me in new and different ways.

McDavid is super impressive as he practically controls his whole line on his own, which is not a skill that's easy to have at all.