Best fantasy center poll for 2019-20

McDavid, MacKinnon, Crosby lead rankings of most valuable players at position

McDavid MacKinnon Crosby

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By Fantasy Hockey Staff
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NHL.com identifies the most valuable fantasy hockey centers for the 2019-20 season with fan voting on the @NHLFantasy Twitter poll. For more fantasy coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy and subscribe for free to the NHL Fantasy on Ice podcast.

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NOTE: Order of players below is based on NHL.com's top 250 rankings.
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
-Last season: 116 points (41G, 75A), plus-3, 33 PPP, 240 SOG, 39 hits in 78 games-Projected linemates: LW: Leon Draisaitl or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins; RW: Zack Kassian, Alex Chiasson or James Neal-Key addition: Neal, LW/RW, in top six, on power play; new coach Dave Tippett

EDM@VGK: McDavid ties career high with 41st goal

Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
-Last season: 99 points (41G, 58A); plus-20, 37 PPP, 365 SOG, 54 hits in 82gm-Projected linemates: LW: Gabriel Landeskog; RW: Mikko Rantanen (RFA)-Key addition: Nazem Kadri, C, on power play; Andre Burakovsky, LW/RW, in top six-Key subtraction: Tyson Barrie, D (to Toronto Maple Leafs)

SJS@COL, Gm3: MacKinnon comes off bench and scores

Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
-Last season: 100 points (35G, 65A), plus-18, 29 PPP, 220 SOG, 85 hits in 79 games-Projected linemates: LW: Jake Guentzel; RW: Bryan Rust or Dominik Kahun-Key additions: Alex Galchenyuk, C/LW, on power play; Kahun in top nine-Key subtraction: Phil Kessel, RW (to Arizona Coyotes)

NYR@PIT: Guentzel connects with Crosby for goal

Others in consideration: Auston Matthews, TOR; Aleksander Barkov, FLA; Patrice Bergeron, BOS; Tyler Seguin, DAL; John Tavares, TOR; Steven Stamkos, TBL
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