Who is the best playmaking winger

[Legionnaire]

Wheeler.

 

[TMLeafs17]

Here is the primary assist leaderboard (this stat is only last season + this season)
worth to note that Wheeler has been leading ALL players in primary assists since 2011

Oh this is juicy! Now do this season so far.

 

[Zamuz]

Oh this is juicy! Now do this season so far.

Marner leading by 5, 2nd is Wheeler.

This season only is way too small sample size. If we take this season only then Rantanen is better than McDavid AINEC.

 

[TMLeafs17]

Marner leading by 5, 2nd is Wheeler.

This season only is way too small sample size. If we take this season only then Rantanen is better than McDavid AINEC.

Cool, cheers.

 

[Cats2TheCup]

Huberdeau

 

[ZEBROA]

Or "Who is the winger which team has most fans"

 

[libertarian]

Wheeler has been the best the last few years and should be winning this poll. That said Marner and Rantanen are the future so I get why some will pick them.

 

[Stamkos4life]

Here is the primary assist leaderboard (this stat is only last season + this season)
worth to note that Wheeler has been leading ALL players in primary assists since 2011

Wow didnt realize wheeler had the most primary assists since 2011!

Hes gotta be slowing down soon though and players like rantanen and marner, who are only 21, are really starting to tear it up.

Add in gaudreau and kane.

Only wrong ones imo are drai and Marchand

 

[Haatley]

Elias Lindholm previous career high in goals was 17. 4 years ago.

28 games with Gaudreau and he is sitting at 13 already. On pace for 38 right now.

Monahan's production has not taken a hit either. He is on pace for almost 50 goals this year.

If the answer isn't Gaudreau then he is near the top.

 

[koyvoo]

Man, HF is pretty bad with the "what have you done for me lately" mentality, but we're seriously already anointing Marner the best playmaking winger because of a hot 2 months? Guy is sitting at a completely unsustainable 14.2% on ice shooting percentage. He wasn't even top 30 in assists last season despite playing 82 games. Kucherov is 3 assists behind (at a much more manageable 11.7 oiSH%) and put up more than 60 last season yet has 1 vote. Raantanen put up better numbers last year and so far this year.

Kid is seriously impressive but it's way too early to put him over proven performers. A hot 2 months doesn't make him better than guys like Wheeler, Kane and Giroux who have multiple 50+ assist seasons without the favorable conditions Marner has right now.

Serious overreaction for him to be winning this poll so handily already. But I guess it's to be expected when it comes to Toronto's young guns.

I could care less about a hot or even cold two months or whatever. I’ve personally anointed him because it’s clear that he has the vision and creativity that very, very few players in this league have.

 

[Puckstuff]

I went with Marner.

I don't think he's superior to these other great players like Rantanen or Kucherov (they are better goal scorers and probably better overall) but in terms of strictly playmaking I think it's Marner. He leads the league with 24 primary assists. I believe second has 18.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Rantanen should be first. After that I think you can make a good case for Kucherov, Gaudreau, Wheeler and Marner.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Kid is seriously impressive but it's way too early to put him over proven performers. A hot 2 months doesn't make him better than guys like Wheeler, Kane and Giroux who have multiple 50+ assist seasons without the favorable conditions Marner has right now.

It's not a hot two months. He was doing this in the second half last year, you just weren't paying attention. Also lol at talking about his "favorable conditions" while mentioning Wheeler.

 

[amnesiac]

I didnt expect him to get many votes, but I think last year Marchand was 2nd with Gaudreau for most assists/game amongst wingers. (51A in 68gp)

 

[780il]

This is Wheeler easily.

Why tf is Drai on the list?

 

[c4rdsh4rk]

bit surprised marchand has 0 votes. criminally underrated. marner is making his way up there as is rantanen, but on pure skill and reliability im going with gaudrea, marchand and wheeler at this exact point. by this time next year and moving forward could replace marchand and wheeler for marner rantanen.

 

[barrsdow]

Man, HF is pretty bad with the "what have you done for me lately" mentality, but we're seriously already anointing Marner the best playmaking winger because of a hot 2 months? Guy is sitting at a completely unsustainable 14.2% on ice shooting percentage. He wasn't even top 30 in assists last season despite playing 82 games. Kucherov is 3 assists behind (at a much more manageable 11.7 oiSH%) and put up more than 60 last season yet has 1 vote. Raantanen put up better numbers last year and so far this year.

Kid is seriously impressive but it's way too early to put him over proven performers. A hot 2 months doesn't make him better than guys like Wheeler, Kane and Giroux who have multiple 50+ assist seasons without the favorable conditions Marner has right now.

Serious overreaction for him to be winning this poll so handily already. But I guess it's to be expected when it comes to Toronto's young guns.

Thats literally the whole point of HF you cant fight it, just be the same when your favorite player is doing well.

 

[barrsdow]

Oh this is juicy! Now do this season so far.

True, you should base everything on the 28 games when your fav player is playing ridiculous. Dang thanks for letting me know how objectivity works.

 

[Jtown]

giroux.

evidence: He turned coots into a 70 point scorer.

 

[Panthaz89]

Giroux is technically the reigning king right now being the leader in the league last season.

 

[34]

Marner, and by a wide margin. He is on another level than all the other guys in this poll.

 

[Haatley]

Marner, and by a wide margin. He is on another level than all the other guys in this poll.

There is nothing that he does any better than Gaudreau.

 

[34]

There is nothing that he does any better than Gaudreau.

Marner is better at everything.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Marner is better at everything.

Lol good one.

 

[authentic]

Marner leading by 5, 2nd is Wheeler.

This season only is way too small sample size. If we take this season only then Rantanen is better than McDavid AINEC.

Not really though if you consider one guy plays with someone nearly as good as McDavid 24/7.