Highcharts - top justify instead of center entire chart - highcharts

I know this can be done in d3 Sankey but I don't need anything that complex. I have my Highcharts sankey complete and all my formatting is done, save one thing.
The chart renders aligned along the centerline. I'd like to set it so that the entire sankey diagram is flat against the top border of the frame.
The first node will be flat against the top, and all other nodes and links will flow down from that point. I've searched here and on the Highcharts support sites, read the APIs, and consulted The Google but I have not turned up anything.
Since this is purely aesthetic it's not a showstopper if I can't do it but since I've now seen it done in d3, I'm hoping there is a Highcharts equivalent.
Thank you
See diagram for reference (ignore colors and link weights of course)see illustration

I've slightly edited the core code and achieved the desired result.
Live working example: http://jsfiddle.net/kkulig/dzdsjwbs/
I've overwritten Highcharts.seriesTypes.sankey.prototype.translate function and commented out two lines in these two code fragments:
1.
fromNodeTop = (
//column.top(factor) +
column.offset(node, factor)
),
2.
toY = (
//toColTop +
(toNode.offset(point, 'linksTo') * factor) +
nodeColumns[toNode.column].offset(
toNode,
factor
)
),

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PasteBin Sample Code
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2) You can use renderer or mix column/column range and border parameter, example
plotOptions: {
columnrange: {
pointPadding:0.2,
color: 'rgba(255,255,255,0)',
borderColor: '#303030'
}
},
3) Use renderer, as above or scatter series with customied marker
4) Column is shape in point.element.graphic, so you can extract it.
5) as far as I know, it is not possible

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[Update 2]
I finally got such charts on the Internet! The chart is something like this:
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