► Hello guys and welcome back! Today we’re talking about the DOMINANCE of Macklin Celebrini in his rookie season with the San Jose Sharks, and just how WRONG I was on his Calder Trophy chances!
Not only has Macklin Celebrini been a Calder contender, he’s become the BEST rookie in this class with San Jose!
So just HOW good has Celebrini been? And will he WIN the Calder Trophy by the end of the year? Let’s break it down!
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I was so wrong about this Calder race, Macklin has arrived! What are YOUR thoughts on Mack's rookie season so far? Where would YOU put him in your Calder rankings? Let me know! #GravGang
Hutson if Laine can keep scoring on pp, he's a point per game since last 13 games. before had no finishers and not on first wave.
Don’t sleep on habs d man Hutson.
Calder winner, mark my word
So proud to have Mack in our franchise. Our future who I hope stays for a very long time.
Sharks have a shot at James Hagens and Porter Martone and Michael Misa, and Shaffer, in the top 5 of the draft to.
Smith is still total ass and taking him over Michkov will always be SJs biggest draft blunder in history. Even Celebrini cant help Smiths bad skating and dumb decision making
People should talk more about Eklund as well, but you already pointed this out perfectly.
Yeah the future is looking sharp for da sharks.
Celebrini is the real deal. The kid's potential is so high.
My Christmas wish to Santa was a Sharks line of Smith, Celebrini, and Kovalenko. I say let the kids shine…
If Celebrini keeps up the point-per-game pace, he'll win the Calder easily…
I was telling my brother and father during my own scouting that I wouldn't be surprised whatsoever if he were better than Bedard due to his complete game, powerful skating and size. Time will tell but Celebrini already looks like a complete, true #1 center at 18.
He's a treat to watch. Bedard probably has a little more natural skill and a laser of a shot. I can see him scoring more goals and perhaps more points but he'll never be as good a two-way center imo.
The Sharks are rebuilding very well too. Hopefully they both get the support they need in the coming seasons.
I don't how anybody could question his franchise potential perhaps the most dominate player in college hockey as a 17 year old.
He’s gonna win the Calder – he is by far the most complete player as a rookie I’ve seen in a long time. If not a decade
Hutson is my favorite so far
I like Celebrini, but way too early to call him "generational."
I do remember being a bit confused when you did not have Macklin in your top 5 Calder prediction. Gauthier and Stankoven over him did not make sense even at the time. Obviously Celebrini has exceeded everyone’s expectations at this point. Props to you for acknowledging the mistake though.
As a Sharks Employee, on behalf of the org I accept your apology. Seeing his work everyday is enthralling
lol the Windwaker outro had me rolling
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I think it's a win/win for Mack and the Sharks. He's not under the pressure he would be at the Habs or Chicago. San Jose absolutely loves him, and they just appreciate his presence on the ice. The Tank is really an amazing place rn, win or lose.
Next Crosby
Honestly, the thing that really has shocked me this year is his physicality. At only 18, 6'0", and under 200 lbs, I expected a rookie season that looked more like McDavid with him trying to be slippery and just avoid the physical play as much as possible. Instead, I see him using a high IQ to take hits safely instead of outright avoiding them, and while he isn't laying a ton of big hits, I'm seeing him absolutely body NHL veterans along the boards.
He's just SO much stronger than I ever imagined he could be at 18, especially as a smaller center. Like I said, it's not that he's just manhandling anyone, but he's using his intelligence to augment solid enough strength to outright win battles where any other 18 year old would be expected to just get out-muscled.
As someone who follows SJ, it’s clear to me that Celebrini is already the best player on the team. Yes, SJ is bottom 3 in the league right now, but for an 18 year old to already be any NHL team’s MVP is crazy. By the time he’s 21 years old and some of the other young talent develops around him, the Sharks will become a very difficult team to beat.
I think SJ will probably struggle record wise this year and next, but especially if San Jose wins next year’s Gavin McKenna sweeps, they will be scary-good.
Celebrini is literally the captain of the Sharks at 18 years old. Mack is the best player on the ice on a nightly basis for SJ. He leads by example and plays his tail off every shift. He has already earned the respect of everyone in the organization in just 28 games and is starting to demand more from his teammates. This kid has got the skill, IQ, compete, leadership and the drive to keep getting better. He also doesn't back down when opposing teams take runs at him and isn't afraid to get into battles along the boards. He is definitely winning the Calder if he stays healthy! The future is bright in San Jose, the hard part as a Sharks fan is waiting another 3-4 years for the rest of the baby sharks to arrive!
One other note to consider on why Celebrini is playing so well early in his rookie season is Mack grew up around professional sports. He got to see first hand at a young age what it takes behind the scenes to be an elite professional athlete and how to win championships since his father was a trainer for the Vancouver Canucks and is now with the Golden State Warriors. He as also been a training machine his entire life and wants to be the BEST player period, once again due to his father instilling that compete in him as a kid. He is extremely critical of himself and his play, especially when he makes mistakes that hurt the team and he flat out HATES losing. Love this kid. He is a joy to watch and I'm so happy the Sharks got him!
Next Nate dog
Ducks got robbed
We could’ve had something special if he went to Chicago. Sad he gets stuck on the west coast
I just hope that if the Sharks rise again they don't squander their opportunity. They were so dominant for so long right after the lockout. Once they got Joe Thornton in that trade they just remained dominant for many years to come and continue to build more of a great team. The Sharks should have won multiple Stanley cups. They were that much of a powerhouse, but they never won a single one. 2015 ironically was a year that they missed the playoffs and then in 2016 I guess maybe because there weren't really any expectations for them since they missed the playoffs the year before, that's when the sharks have their best season and made it all the way to the Stanley cup final which I sadly was expecting him to lose to the penguins anyways, however I do have to point out that the Sharks did still play pretty well by bringing it to six games in the first place.
I knew it was just a matter of time before the Sharks would drop down to the bottom because all those amazing players that made them so dominant for so long were all getting old. Several of them have retired. I even went to the Patrick Marleau retirement ceremony, but sadly due to budgeting I couldn't go to the Joe Thornton one.
The sharks are by far the most frustrating team to be a fan of in the bay area. They were the only team that remained so dominant for so long but they never want to Stanley cup. At least when the raiders were still around we all knew they were going to suck so it was a pleasant surprise when they actually played pretty well on rare occasion. The A's were frustrating because of how cheap the ownership was but somehow they would find a way to make it to the playoffs on occasion anyway. But the fact is the Sharks just would always be so good but never when the championship. I think they're the biggest choke artists in the Bay Area and one of the biggest in all of sports.
In fact it's a lot less frustrating to be a fan of the Sharks now because we know they suck. It looks like they're improving this year and we'll see how that turns out at the end of the year and hopefully they build up a much better roster but this time when they do can they just stop choking in the playoffs
Thanks!
Dudes a Shad of course hes going to be a stud.
Them two boys being raised right by the one and two draft picks. They learning how to be a man.
I was the same way. He starts the preseason getting hurt then missed 12 games of the regular season. I was thinking he was too soft for the NHL. But he has shown me how good and how strong he is. He is the future of the franchise