New year, new rankings.

The biggest risers and fallers happen to be because of injuries, with one notable example being Sidney Crosby. However, we have some other significant risers and fallers in the January 2020 Roto Rankings.

Can Nathan MacKinnon be fantasy's top option by the end of the season? Will the slumping Sergei Bobrovsky climb his way back into the top 50? These rankings are a work in progress, so please feel free to leave feedback below. I will take comments into consideration for the following month's rankings. I may also explain certain ranking decisions in upcoming Ramblings.

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.

Rank	Name	Dec 2019	Comments
1	Connor McDavid	1	10/19 – Knee injury no longer a concern, wingers better than expected
2	Nathan MacKinnon	3	1/20 – Potential Art Ross and Hart Trophy candidate
3	David Pastrnak	6	12/19 – NHL goals leader as of mid January
4	Alex Ovechkin	2	8/19 – Still a beast, but when does the decline begin?
5	John Carlson	5	12/19 – Running away with points lead among defensemen
6	Leon Draisaitl	4	1/20 – Plus/minus eating into big scoring returns
7	Nikita Kucherov	7	11/19 – Not even in top 50 in scoring in mid November
8	Brad Marchand	8
9	Jack Eichel	12	12/19 – Sabres struggles not affecting Eichel at all
10	Auston Matthews	9	11/19 – Strong start with lots of goals and shots
11	Patrick Kane	10
12	Roman Josi	18	1/20 – In the Norris Trophy conversation
13	Artemi Panarin	21	1/20 – Scorching hot since Christmas
14	John Tavares	13	11/19 – Returned from broken finger
15	Aleksander Barkov	14
16	Victor Hedman	17
17	Jonathan Huberdeau	23	12/19 – He and Barkov piling up the points
18	Sidney Crosby	52	1/20 – Returned from hernia surgery
19	Ben Bishop	15	1/20 – Following up with another impressive season
20	Mikko Rantanen	11	1/20 – January hat trick followed by minor slump
21	Tuukka Rask	20	11/19 – Sparkling ratios make up for lack of starts
22	Patrice Bergeron	22	11/19 – Centering the league’s top line
23	Steven Stamkos	24	11/19 – Lightning’s lukewarm start, injuries, affecting production
24	Tyler Seguin	26	11/19 – Stars’ offense one of the league’s worst
25	Claude Giroux	27
26	Matthew Tkachuk	29
27	Sebastian Aho	30	11/19 – Trying to rebound from frigid start
28	Elias Pettersson	31	11/19 – No sophomore slump, scoring alone bumps him up
29	Mitch Marner	58	12/19 – Recently returned from ankle injury
30	Dougie Hamilton	40	12/19 – Continuing to enjoy career season
31	Andrei Vasilevskiy	35	12/19 – Numbers quite ordinary after Vezina season
32	Mark Scheifele	34	12/19 – A center who is a better points league option
33	Johnny Gaudreau	25	1/20 – January an improvement over so-so first half
34	Marc-Andre Fleury	19	1/20 – Ratios slipping in recent weeks
35	Brent Burns	16	12/19 – Numbers across the board are down, especially plus minus
36	Brayden Point	36	11/19 – Lightning’s slow start affecting Point
37	Filip Forsberg	37
38	Taylor Hall	38	12/19 – Will value change with a trade?
39	Patrik Laine	39	10/19 – Paying off for those who gambled on him with fast start
40	Evgeny Kuznetsov	41
41	Kris Letang	42	12/19 – Back in business again
42	Evgeni Malkin	49	11/19 – Back in business, but injuries an ongoing concern
43	Mark Giordano	32	1/20 – Potential massive decline in scoring
44	Frederik Andersen	33	1/20 – Ratios slipping in recent weeks
45	Evander Kane	44	11/19 – Double-digit goals and great peripherals
46	Shea Weber	45	12/19 – 6-week hot run bumps him up further
47	Blake Wheeler	46	12/19 – Age-related decline begun?
48	Mark Stone	48	11/19 – Fitting in nicely with new team
49	Erik Karlsson	43	1/20 – January assist streak preventing him from falling further
50	Gabriel Landeskog	51	12/19 – Returned to health, now has to get back on track
51	Connor Hellebuyck	53	12/19 – Exceeded expectations behind Jets depleted D
52	Jordan Binnington	54 📢 advertisement:	12/19 – Picked up where he left off from last season
53	Alexander Radulov	55
54	Jonathan Marchessault	56
55	Mika Zibanejad	59	11/19 – Fast start stalled by day-to-day injury
56	Teuvo Teravainen	60
57	Andrei Svechnikov	61	12/19 – Sophomore season clearly the breakout
58	Max Pacioretty	84	11/19 – Bounce-back candidate shooting a ton on great line
59	Nicklas Backstrom	57	1/20 – Still productive, but rather assist-heavy
60	Sergei Bobrovsky	47	1/20 – Still waiting for him to catch fire with new team
61	Keith Yandle	63	12/19 – Continues to be power-play dynamo
62	Carey Price	65	12/19 – Numbers do not reflect an elite goalie
63	Mike Hoffman	66	9/19 – Hoffman has slight edge over Skinner in single-season leagues
64	Sean Couturier	67
65	Pekka Rinne	64	12/19 – 2019-20 numbers very un-Rinne like
66	Sean Monahan	68	12/19 – Trying to get back on track after slow start
67	Alex DeBrincat	69	11/19 – Blackhawks’ slow start affecting the Cat
68	Drew Doughty	70	9/19 – Declines in many areas, Kings’ struggles could affect value
69	Ryan O’Reilly	73
70	Seth Jones	75
71	Rasmus Ristolainen	76	7/19 – Miller trade and news he won’t be traded could affect scoring
72	Brock Boeser	78	11/19 – Canucks’ top line catching fire early on
73	Alex Pietrangelo	NR	1/20 – Important cog on a Blues machine
74	Timo Meier	79	11/19 – Coming around after ice-cold start
75	Jamie Benn	80	11/19 – Good multicat, but continued lack of scoring
76	Tomas Hertl	81
77	Tom Wilson	82	11/19 – Scoring and hitting – what more do you want?
78	Elias Lindholm	83
79	Torey Krug	85
80	J.T. Miller	86	11/19 – On top line and scoring after trade
81	Darcy Kuemper	71	1/20 – Worth hanging onto before he returns
82	Cale Makar	100	1/20 – Returned from injury
83	Braden Holtby	74	1/20 – Lots of wins, but ratios leave a lot to be desired
84	David Perron	89	12/19 – Benefitting from Tarasenko injury
85	Carter Hart	88	11/19 – Struggling youngster being forced into timeshare with Elliott
86	Brady Tkachuk	NR	1/20 – Multicategory threat on better-than-expected team
87	Anze Kopitar	96	9/19 – Veteran C being drafted well after pick 100 in Yahoo
88	Brendan Gallagher	72	1/20 – Concussion issues, out indefinitely
89	Pierre-Luc Dubois	94	12/19 – In another scoring slump in early December
90	Tristan Jarry	99	12/19 – Wrestling starts away from Murray
91	Robin Lehner	NR	1/20 – Emerging as the Blackhawks starting goalie
92	Philipp Grubauer	98	12/19 – Only bumped down by injury
93	John Gibson	87	12/19 – Better real-life goalie than fantasy goalie
94	Dylan Larkin	77	12/19 – Not even leading last-place Wings in scoring
95	Matt Murray	90	12/19 – Jarry now a legitimate threat
96	Phil Kessel	91	12/19 – Value plummeted with move to Arizona
97	Bryan Rust	NR	1/20 – Picking up the scoring slack with injuries
98	Tyson Barrie	NR	1/20 – Chance to rescue season with Rielly sidelined
99	Quinn Hughes	NR	1/20 – Pushing Makar in Calder Trophy race
100	Neal Pionk	NR	1/20 – Leaned on heavily and contributing as a result

Out	Thomas Greiss	97	Islanders goalie play slipping
	Jeff Skinner	92	Was struggling, now injured
	Cam Atkinson	93	Struggles further hindered by injury
	Logan Couture	62	Out with broken ankle
	Morgan Rielly	28	Out with broken foot
	Jake Guentzel	50	Out for season with shoulder surgery
	Anthony Mantha	95	Out until after All-Star break

UPCOMING GAMES

Dec 21 - 13:12	NSH	vs	L.A
Dec 21 - 16:12	EDM	vs	S.J
Dec 21 - 16:12	CGY	vs	CHI
Dec 21 - 19:12	MTL	vs	DET
Dec 21 - 19:12	TOR	vs	NYI
Dec 21 - 19:12	PHI	vs	CBJ
Dec 21 - 19:12	BOS	vs	BUF
Dec 21 - 19:12	WPG	vs	MIN
Dec 21 - 19:12	N.J	vs	PIT
Dec 21 - 22:12	VAN	vs	OTT
Dec 21 - 22:12	VGK	vs	SEA