The coronavirus has halted the season at a point where fantasy teams are doing whatever it takes to compete for a title. Before the NHL decided to suspend operations, I'll share what I had planned to write for March:

"Now that we are into the final month of the season, benches will get shortened for teams that are still competing for a fantasy title. So use these rankings with a grain of salt, as your universe of available players expands based on specific category or scheduling needs. In other words, more players become worth an add, while certain injured or slumping studs might be worth moving on from in order to meet more immediate concerns."

Although we don't know what's in store and when NHL hockey will return, treat these rankings as though regular-season games will be rescheduled at some point. If and when games are rescheduled, take the above paragraph into account.

Also keep in mind that the injured players dropped from this list this month and in previous months may make their returns to the list. These returns are now more of a possibility now that the season has been delayed.

Keep in mind that these are single-season rankings for a head-to-head or rotisserie league using the following settings: G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT, W, GAA, SV%. In other words, this list is focused on the 2019-20 season, but not beyond. This list could also be used by keeper owners with a "win now" mentality.

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Rank	Name	Feb-20	Comments
1	David Pastrnak	1	2/20 – Seems like a lock for 50 goals at this point
2	Leon Draisaitl	5	3/20 – Plus/minus might be all that keeps him from #1?
3	Connor McDavid	9	3/20 – Back from quad injury
4	Nathan MacKinnon	2	1/20 – Potential Art Ross and Hart Trophy candidate
5	Alex Ovechkin	3	2/20 – Showing no age-related decline in goals
6	John Carlson	4	12/19 – Running away with points lead among defensemen
7	Nikita Kucherov	6	2/20 – Player, team recovering after slow start
8	Brad Marchand	7	2/20 – Along for ride with huge year from Pastrnak
9	Auston Matthews	8	2/20 – Pushing for the Rocket Richard Trophy
10	Patrick Kane	11	3/20 – Was on pace for nearly 100 points again
11	Roman Josi	12	1/20 – In the Norris Trophy conversation
12	Artemi Panarin	13	1/20 – Scorching hot since Christmas
13	Jack Eichel	10	3/20 – Extended slump, worries about playing through injury
14	John Tavares	14	11/19 – Returned from broken finger
15	Jonathan Huberdeau	17	12/19 – He and Barkov piling up the points
16	Sidney Crosby	18	1/20 – Returned from hernia surgery
17	Tuukka Rask	19	11/19 – Sparkling ratios make up for lack of starts
18	Andrei Vasilevskiy	22	2/20 – Back in the Vezina conversation
19	Patrice Bergeron	23	11/19 – Centering the league’s top line
20	Matthew Tkachuk	26	3/20 – Must-own in bangers leagues
21	Sebastian Aho	27	11/19 – Trying to rebound from frigid start
22	Elias Pettersson	28	11/19 – No sophomore slump, scoring alone bumps him up
23	Mitch Marner	29	12/19 – Recently returned from ankle injury
24	Mika Zibanejad	48	3/20 – Scoring at a goal-per-game pace in Feb/Mar
25	Evgeni Malkin	39	3/20 – As long as he doesn’t get injured
26	Patrik Laine	36	3/20 – You’ve been rewarded if you took a chance
27	Mark Scheifele	30	12/19 – A center who is a better points league option
28	Ben Bishop	20	3/20 – Losing starts to Khudobin
29	Johnny Gaudreau	31	1/20 – January an improvement over so-so first half
30	Aleksander Barkov	15	3/20 – Won’t meet last season’s numbers
31	Brayden Point	33	11/19 – Lightning’s slow start affecting Point
32	Victor Hedman	16	3/20 – Day-to-day with lower-body injury
33	Brent Burns	32	12/19 – Numbers across the board are down, especially plus minus
34	Tyler Seguin	25	3/20 – SOG total props up declining scoring numbers
35	Taylor Hall	35	12/19 – Will value change with a trade?
36	Kris Letang	38	12/19 – Back in business again
37	Claude Giroux	41	3/20 – Benefitting from Flyers’ win streak
38	Evander Kane	42	11/19 – Double-digit goals and great peripherals
39	Blake Wheeler	43	12/19 – Age-related decline begun?
40	J.T. Miller	62	3/20 – Now a top-20 scorer at over a point per game
41	Gabriel Landeskog	45	3/20 – Not his best season, but top-10 option over past month
42	Connor Hellebuyck	46	12/19 – Exceeded expectations behind Jets depleted D
43	Jordan Binnington	47	12/19 – Picked up where he left off from last season
44	Teuvo Teravainen	49	3/20 – On pace to match last season’s total
45	Andrei Svechnikov	50	12/19 – Sophomore season clearly the breakout
46	Alex Pietrangelo	63	1/20 – Important cog on a Blues machine
47	Frederik Andersen	40	3/20 – Ratios down from previous seasons
48	Evgeny Kuznetsov	37	3/20 – On pace for a downturn
49	Jonathan Marchessault	52	3/20 – Propped up by high shot total
50	Nicklas Backstrom	53	1/20 – Still productive, but rather assist-heavy
51	Keith Yandle	55	12/19 – Continues to be power-play dynamo
52	Carey Price	56	12/19 – Numbers do not reflect an elite goalie
53	Filip Forsberg	34	3/20 – Drop to ranking with more comparable scorers
54	Sean Couturier	57	3/20 – On pace for just under last season’s total
55	Sean Monahan	58	12/19 – Trying to get back on track after slow start
56	Kyle Connor	91	2/20 – Place on the list for Jets leading scorer long overdue
57	Ryan O’Reilly	60	3/20 – On pace for just under last season’s total
58	Mike Hoffman	64	3/20 – Consistent as they come as a goal scorer
59	Brady Tkachuk	73	1/20 – Multicategory threat on better-than-expected team
60	Tom Wilson	67	11/19 – Scoring and hitting – what more do you want?
61	Carter Hart	95	3/20 – Benefitting from Flyers’ win streak
62	Cale Makar	70	2/20 – Calder favorite with near point-per-game numbers
63	Quinn Hughes	86	1/20 – Pushing Makar in Calder Trophy race
64	David Perron	72	12/19 – Benefitting from Tarasenko injury
65	Shea Weber	NR	3/20 – Return was earlier than expected
66	Anze Kopitar	74	9/19 – Veteran C being drafted well after pick 100 in Yahoo
67	Marc-Andre Fleury	61	3/20 – Lehner will cut into starts
68	Elias Lindholm	68	3/20 – On pace to finish below last season’s total
69	Drew Doughty	59	3/20 – Still a strong contributor, but dragged down by +/-
70	Torey Krug	69	3/20 – Day-to-day with upper-body injury
71	Brendan Gallagher	75	1/20 – Concussion issues, out indefinitely
72	Rasmus Ristolainen	76	2/20 – Value hurt a little by Buffalo woes
73	Alex DeBrincat	71	3/20 – Scoring down, but strong rebound candidate
74	Jamie Benn	66	3/20 – Hits total, not scoring, keeping him afloat here
75	Timo Meier	65	3/20 – Decent peripherals, if you don’t include plus/minus
76	Pierre-Luc Dubois	78	3/20 – CBJ offense doesn’t have much else at the moment
77	Tristan Jarry	79	12/19 – Wrestling starts away from Murray
78	Robin Lehner	80	3/20 – Will battle Fleury for starts
79	Ilya Samsonov	82	2/20 – Wrestling starting job away from struggling Holtby
80	Neal Pionk	92	1/20 – Leaned on heavily and contributing as a result
81	Dylan Larkin	84	12/19 – Not even leading last-place Wings in scoring
82	Darcy Kuemper	96	3/20 – Finally returned from injury
83	Tony DeAngelo	NR	3/20 – Top-5 scoring blueliner as of early March
84	Kevin Fiala	NR	3/20 – On a tear and shooting a ton
85	Elvis Merzlikins	54	3/20 – Surprise goalie just returned from concussion
86	Bryan Rust	90	1/20 – Picking up the scoring slack with injuries
87	Ondrej Palat	94	2/20 – Okay numbers but +/- and hits gets him on the list
88	Oscar Klefbom	97	2/20 – Showing what he is capable of on PP1
89	Jeff Petry	98	2/20 – Player of interest: Weber injury and trade rumors
90	Shea Theodore	99	2/20 – Already surpassed career best numbers
91	Morgan Rielly	NR	3/20 – Returned, but well off last season’s pace
92	Tyson Barrie	100	1/20 – Chance to rescue season with Rielly sidelined
93	Pavel Francouz	NR	3/20 – Filling in admirably for Grubauer
94	Ryan Strome	NR	3/20 – Piling on the assists
95	Joonas Korpisalo	NR	3/20 – Back right when Elvis is injured
96	Brock Boeser	NR	3/20 – Returned from rib injury
97	Matt Murray	85	3/20 – Seems to be in timeshare with Jarry
98	Dominik Kubalik	NR	3/20 – 30-goal rookie campaign difficult to ignore
99	Juuse Saros	NR	3/20 – Taken the starting goalie job away from Rinne
100	Brayden Schenn	NR	3/20 – Providing balanced scoring and hit totals

Out	Steven Stamkos	24	3/20 – Out 6 to 8 weeks to undergo surgery
	Mikko Rantanen	21	3/20 – Out for several weeks
	Pekka Rinne	87	3/20 – Losing starting job to Saros
	Mark Stone	44	3/20 – Week to week
	Philipp Grubauer	83	3/20 – Out with lower-body injury
	Chris Kreider	93	3/20 – Out 4-6 weeks with fractured foot
	Sergei Bobrovsky	88	3/20 – Slumping and now injured
	Jacob Markstrom	81	3/20 – Out indefinitely, return date not known
	Alexander Radulov	77	3/20 – Scoring down, now missed time with illness
	Max Pacioretty	51	3/20 – Out week-to-week with lower-body injury