who would be the best playmaker wingers right now

[HockeyDBspecialist]

I was wondering who would you place in your top 5 for the best playmaker Wingers in the league ?
I would Definitely put Radulov in the top 5, giroux too ( he's a former center so it's kinda biased) , Drouin is known for being solely a playmaker (when he was in tampa), Gaudreau, etc

who would you put ? let's try to keep out the former NHL center like giroux.



note: this is purely about the playmaker skill ( think about NHL18 video game stats ) so vision, pass skills, anticipation, precision.

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[AvatarAang]

Draisaitl

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

Jakub Voracek is the answer.

Phil Kessel is up there too.

 

[BeLeafing]

In whatever order I'd go with:

Gaudreau
Kucherov
Marner
Panarin
Kane

 

[Teemus Salami]

Wheeler?

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Honestly, Phil Kessel doesn't get enough credit for his playmaking ability. He's a DAMN good passer and he sees the ice incredibly well.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

lol^^^^^ did Patrick Kane die? Him.

 

[kaner13]

lol^^^^^ did Patrick Kane die? Him.

He's good!

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Tomas Tatar's passes lead to more goals than anyone I've ever seen.

Unfortunately they're generally to the other team.

 

[PensandCaps]

I'd have to go Kessel. Really is amazing how his shooting abiltiy is his second best asset.

Of course you have Kane and
Kucherov there too as the best playmakers

 

[amin723]

Alex Ovechkin.

 

[HugginThePost]

Draisaitl

 

[Chips]

Patrick Kane. I honestly don’t pay much attention to pass first wingers though, I couldn’t name many more current players

 

[DrJustice]

Kane
Voracek
Wheeler

 

[jetsforever]

Wheeler led the league in assists and was second for playoff assists (in 7 fewer games)

 

[Legionnaire]

In whatever order I'd go with:

Gaudreau
Kucherov
Marner
Panarin
Kane

Not bad. Take out Kuch and Marner and add Voracek and Wheeler.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Kane
Panarin
Wheeler
Gaudreau
Marner

hm: Voracek, Nylander

 

[DKH]

Marchand

 

[Scott Stevens]

Probably still alex tanguay

 

[Kcb12345]

Radulov definitely deserves this recognition. Incredibly underrated talent and playmaking ability.

Kane obviously
Marner is up there imo
Wheeler
Gaudreau
Kucherov
Voracek

No specific order just listed off the pretty obvious ones.

 

[StatisticsAddict99]

Panarin, Kane, Gaudreau, Wheeler

 

[Brownies]

Radulov definitely deserves this recognition. Incredibly underrated talent and playmaking ability.

Kane obviously
Marner is up there imo
Wheeler
Gaudreau
Kucherov
Voracek

No specific order just listed off the pretty obvious ones.

With his intensity and skills Radulov is really great at opening passing lanes and creating great chances. Damn I miss him.

 

[57special]

Granlund is an outstanding playmaker.

 

[illpucks]

Ovechkin

 

[Devil Dancer]

In no particular order:

Kane
Voracek
Gaudreau

Then I think there's a gap, followed by:

Panarin
Wheeler
Kucherov

Then:

Kessel
Ovechkin

Panarin is really good. I could be convinced to move him up to tye first tier.