December Fantasy Hockey Rankings:  Centres

He's Back! And He Looks Damn Good...

Sidney Crosby returned on November 21st and promptly hung 4 points on the hapless New York Islanders. Since his return, Crosby has 11 points in 6 games, 3 PPP, and a +6 rating. It would be hard to argue with slotting him back in at #1 in the rankings, but we'll wait another month just to be sure. Overall, the Top 8 remain the same, although some moved up, while others moved down...

Centre Rankings -->> Top 30

1. Steven Stamkos: C, Tampa Bay Lightning (1)

2. Sidney Crosby, C, Pittsburgh Penguins (8)

3. Henrik Sedin, C, Vancouver Canucks (2)

4. Evgeni Malkin, C, Pittsburgh Penguins (4)

5. Jonathan Toews, C, Chicago Blackhawks (7)

6. Nicklas Backstrom, C, Washington Capitals (3)

7. Anze Kopitar, C, Los Angeles Kings (5)

8. Ryan Getzlaf, C, Anaheim Ducks (6)

9. Pavel Datsyuk, C, Detroit Red Wings (11)

10. Brad Richards, C, New York Rangers (9)

11. Mikko Koivu, C, Minnesota Wild (12)

12. Eric Staal, C, Carolina Hurricanes (10)

13. Stephen Weiss, C, Florida Panthers (30)

14. Joe Thornton, C, San Jose Sharks (15)

15. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C, Oilers (23)

16. Vincent Lecavalier, C, Tampa Bay Lightning (14)

17. Mike Richards, C, Los Angeles Kings (13)

18. Jason Spezza, C, Ottawa Senators (16)

19. Danny Briere, C, Philadelphia Flyers (18)

20. Jeff Carter, C, Columbus Blue Jackets (20)

21. John Tavares, C, New York Islanders (17)

22. Tomas Plekanec, C, Montreal Canadiens (26)

23. Jordan Staal, C, Pittsburgh Penguins (22)

24. Patrice Bergeron, C, Boston Bruins (29)

25. Logan Couture, C, San Jose Sharks (25)

26. Matt Duchene, C, Colorado Avalanche (19)

27. Mikhail Grabovski, C, Toronto Maple Leafs (21)

28. David Krejci, C, Boston Bruins (28)

29. Paul Stastny, C, Colorado Avalanche (27)

30. Craig Smith, C, Nashville Predators (off)

On the bubble: Derek Roy, Mike Ribeiro, Bryan Little, Matt Read, Tim Connolly