"It happened organically," DeBoer shared. "I was talking with a close friend of his and I just felt that I wanted to relay that message to him. Don't listen to the noise, keep doing what you're doing, there's no truth to this."
It was the type of game the San Jose Sharks might have lost last season. But Macklin Celebrini, in another pressure-filled situation, wouldn't let that happen. Seemingly in control of their game with the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night with a two-goal lead, the Sharks allowed third-period goals to Zeev Buium and Joel Eriksson Ek, whose goal with 2:18 left after Minnesota pulled goalie Jesper Wallstedt for the extra attacker helped force overtime.