No. 1 pick in 2024 Draft healthy, team wants to evaluate other players; Canadiens goalie prospect Miller might be done for season

The Sharks didn’t play Celebrini in Sunday’s rookie game contest against Anaheim, and there’s a strong possibility that he won’t suit up in another game until sometime during the preseason. Friday’s showing was enough for club officials to readily see that he’s already at a notch about his peers.

He looks like a kid. He sounds like a kid. He is a kid. But Macklin Celebrini does not carry himself like a kid. To be clear, he still has that youthful pep in his step.

The San Jose Sharks will use an unconventional lineup of ten forwards and eight defensemen, as Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, and Collin Graf are scratched against the Colorado Avalanche.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Since 2018, the Rookie Faceoff has emerged as a top showcase for prospects of western-based NHL organizations ahead of their main training camps. It’s become a competition for top draft picks to show why they were deserving of a high standing by teams and for lesser-known players to leave a strong impression.