"A few weeks ago, we wrote about how Macklin Celebrini is having a much better sophomore season with the San Jose Sharks than Connor Bedard had with the Chicago Blackhawks last year. Bedard might have heard us and decided to prove us wrong. Entering Wednesday, both Bedard and Celebrin i are top five in league scoring, with 25 and 26 points, respectively."
"First was that each was drafted on the opposite end of the infamous lockout that wiped out the entire 2004-05 season. Ovechkin never had a real "rookie" season because he had to wait a year for his NHL debut. Then again, players waiting a year before making the NHL after their draft year is common, but it built anticipation for Ovechkin's highly anticipated debut. Imagine where his records would be if he didn't have to wait until for the puck to drop on the 2005-06 season."
Macklin Celebrini's sophomore season with the San Jose Sharks has outpaced Connor Bedard's rookie year with the Chicago Blackhawks, though Bedard responded and both players rank among the league's top five scorers with 25 and 26 points. The careers of Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby represent another pair of consecutive first-overall picks from 2004 and 2005 whose trajectories invite comparison. The 2004-05 NHL lockout wiped out a season and delayed Ovechkin's debut, creating added anticipation and mythos around the rivalry. A 2005 draft lottery awarded Crosby to Pittsburgh, placing both young stars in similar starting positions when play resumed.
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