"It's a good thing that Macklin Celebrini is a spectacular, precocious, game-changing, franchise-changing, league-changing hockey player. Because, boy, the kid is a boring quote. Ask him about his goal that defied the laws of physics, and he'll give you a shrug. Ask him about single-handedly dragging a franchise out of the cellar and into a playoff race, and he'll mutter something about the group. Not much. Tried to make a play, Celebrini said Wednesday night. That was his description of his game-tying goal against the Los Angeles Kings."
"Obviously, it worked out, he added. That was his analysis of his overtime winning assist a sequence where he stripped the puck, passed it to himself off the boards, because the linesman was in the way, corralled the puck from the linesman's feet, created a 2-on-1 out of thin air, and feathered a perfect pass to William Eklund to undress Vezina candidate Darcy Kuemper."
MacKlin Celebrini produces spectacular, game-changing plays while offering minimal, understated comments. He scored a physics-defying game-tying goal and delivered the overtime-winning assist against the Los Angeles Kings, executing high-skill moves and a perfect feed to William Eklund. His modest remarks belie his outsize influence on games and the locker room. Celebrini's season-long brilliance has lifted the San Jose Sharks from the league basement into a legitimate playoff race. At 19, his presence alters franchise trajectory, energizes teammates and fans, and cements San Jose as a contender so long as he remains in teal and black.
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