Best sniper + playmaker combination in one player

[LeighDx59]

If Datsyuk shot the puck more I would say him. See his snipe goals against Anaheim and Chicago in the 2013 Playoffs for example. But he always wants to pass the puck.

 

[DieByTheShield]

Malkin. 50 goals, 59 assists in 75 games is insanity. Crosby is the only player who can come close.

 

[kazmanian]

Crosby and Malkin.

 

[wickedwitch]

Malkin. 50 goals, 59 assists in 75 games is insanity. Crosby is the only player who can come close.

Ovechkin did that in 72 games.

 

[JotAlan]

Leon Draisaitl?

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Talk about a necro-bump lol.

Hard not to say McDavid for me.

 

[Skidooboy]

unpopular homer Jets fan opinion.....

Kyle Connor.
Career #s

553 games played 256 goals 256 assists for 512 points.

 

[The Nuge]

Leon Draisaitl?

It’s clearly Draisaitl over the last like 7 years. He gets voted the best passer in the league every year, and also has 3 50 goal seasons and leads the league in goals this year

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Draisaitl, Rantanen

 

[TageGod]

TNT. Hardest shot in the league, and magic mittens.

 

[Hunter368]

Mario L

 

[super6646]

Nice bump haha

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Mario

edit—grunching and ponied

 

[Bard Marchand]

Ryan Johansen scored 33 goals last year and is only 22. He could probably grow into being a 40 goal guy soon.

 

[nowhereman]

Sid's probably the most balanced, along with Geno, and OV is a really underrated playmaker. And for all the flack he gets from Leafs-haters, Kessel is also another guy that balances sniping and playmaking pretty well. Tavares too.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

It was Crosby and Malkin in the 2015 thread, it's McDavid and Draisaitl now

 

[Sasso09]

unpopular homer Jets fan opinion.....

Kyle Connor.
Career #s

553 games played 256 goals 256 assists for 512 points.

Connor is not a great playmaker

Right now, pretty easily Drai

He's one of, if not the best passer in the NHL while scoring 50 a year

 

[Gnome17]

I agree with the op its Tarasenko for sure

 

[biturbo19]

Malkin certainly comes to mind. Crosby should come to mind, ever since he decided to work on his shot and become a top tier goal-scoring threat as well.

But they're both old and slowing down to various degrees, so at the current moment, Leon Draisaitl is the guy who comes to mind first for me. He can absolutely score from pretty much anywhere...and he's also a silky passer when he's not just doing more of the goal-scoring end of things.

 

[Stelio Kontos]

Kucherov and it’s not close for me

 

[nowhereman]

Kucherov and it’s not close for me

How is it not close? McDavid is the first player since Gretzky to lead the league in both goals and assists in the same season.

 

[Prettyisland]

I’m just going to say Joe sakic just be different and random and also have slight merit

 

[karltonian]

Ryan Johansen scored 33 goals last year and is only 22. He could probably grow into being a 40 goal guy soon.

is ... is there another ryan johansen around?

 

[Bard Marchand]

is ... is there another ryan johansen around?

It's 2015 in this thread, just go with it.

 

[RandV]

I’m just going to say Joe sakic just be different and random and also have slight merit

Yeah didn't realize this thread was from 2015 but if you're not talking present day players Joe Sakic would be my pick as well. Legit top line center playmaking, and not flashy like some other guys but always had a top 3 snap/wrist shot in the league in any given season.

I mean in his last good full season at age 37 he scored 82-36-64-100. That was Malkin's rookie year actually.