As NHL stars Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard prepare to face each other for the first time as professionals, they represent the future of their teams. Celebrini and Bedard, both No. 1 overall picks, share a hometown and position, drawing parallels to past rivalries like Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. Celebrini's early season injury delayed their matchup, but his friendship with fellow rookie Will Smith has provided support through their adjustment to the NHL, fostering a close bond that helps both players thrive in a competitive environment.
It's great. Having a friend around my age, just to hang out with every day and kind of go through the same day-to-day stuff and adjustments, it's been great to have him by my side.
You remind yourself a little bit of like the Sidney Crosby-(Alex Ovechkin) days, when they were kind of the one-two punch after each other and the battles that they would have.
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