What is the best assist of the last 5 years? *Video evidence

[Alwalys]

As far as actual assists, it's awfully hard to beat some of Thornton's work over the past few years. He isn't beating people with his feet or stickhandling, but with the actual pass itself. The Blues one above is probably the best given degree of difficulty and situation, but here are a few more candidates.





He just sees the game at a different level. You'll also notice that Thornton is being checked in all of these so he doesn't have all day and all the room in the world to get these passes off.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

The Flames one is so awesome because you can see me jump for joy in the background in my Caps jersey haha.

Two guys in white Caps jerseys jumped, one in the corner and one behind the net. Which one are you?

 

[Anglesmith]

This one stands out to me as a Flames contribution.

[nhl]688958[/nhl]

The only way this pass works is if it's absolutely perfect.

 

[trader997]

 

[karnige]

Alright, 5.5 years but still

easily this

 

[Demon Wolf]

Not saying it is the best but I love this one from Andrei Kostitsyn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dDIGKTNRE4

 

[Crocoduck]

 

[Episkey]

 

[DanZ]

Just unreal execution by the magic man

I'm partial to the one where he walks around Chara and backhand dishes it to Z.

 

[Blueshirts 94]

Not the best, but still pretty amazing.

 

[kingsfan28]

Doughty breaking up a 3 on 1 in OT, then passes on the backhand to a breaking Carter for the win.

 

[space321]

Rundblad's pass to Turris? was it, forgot who he passed to but it was literally the longest stretch pass ever. So sick.

 

[Kamina]

Rundblad's pass to Turris? was it, forgot who he passed to but it was literally the longest stretch pass ever. So sick.

Greening.

Makes sense you'd think that though, the first three Sens highlights in this thread have Turris finishing it off (assists by Spezza, MacArthur and Stone). Loving all of these highlights

 

[PAZ]

Think my favorite of the threads are Semin's and Datsyuks.

 

[The Instigator]

Two guys in white Caps jerseys jumped, one in the corner and one behind the net. Which one are you?

Haha right behind the net!

 

[Acallabeth]

A nice compilation of Kuznetsov's best assists:

I don't know which of the many wonderful assists of this thread is the best, but good God, I love the Kuznetsov pass. He just does it so quickly and smoothly that, even knowing it's coming, it's always unexpected, and the puck usually goes into the net with goalie looking the other way.

Haha right behind the net!

Damn lucky!

 

[WesMcCauley]

All bias aside, i think Zucc`s no look pass is pretty close to that one by Kane! Two unreal assists!

 

[authentic]

All bias aside, i think Zucc`s no look pass is pretty close to that one by Kane! Two unreal assists!

I haven't seen that one from Zuccarello before, that was amazing. Minus the spinorama that was probably better than Kane's I think.

 

[molon labe]

+1 To the Sedin tip... goodness.

Just so it gets mentioned:


He's had better - one has been mentioned already - this is just very recent