Zeev Buium on Macklin Celebrini: “(The Sharks are) getting an all-around guy. A guy who’s going to help you win a Stanley Cup.”
Macklin Celebrini, the expected No. 1 pick in the NHL draft to the San Jose Sharks, speaks with reporters prior to Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, Monday, June 10, 2024. LAS VEGAS — General manager Mike Grier and other San Jose Sharks front office members recently had dinner with Macklin Celebrini. Grier said the sit-down was overwhelmingly pleasant as Celebrini displayed maturity beyond his years.
“It raises everyone’s level,” said Celebrini’s friend and fellow prospect Cole Eiserman on Wednesday. “In practice, if a guy’s really competitive and he’s beating up on you … it gets annoying, and you’ll want to get back at him. That gets other guys to be competitive, and it really brings a positive atmosphere in the rink and in the locker room. It makes everyone better.”
It didn’t take Celebrini, Zeev Buium, Tij Iginla, and Zayne Parekh long to turn the intensity up a notch. Celebrini and Iginla were on one team, with Buium and Parekh on the other.Soon, some guys were going coast-to-coast before trying to set up one of the youngsters for a goal. There was the occasional hit along the boards, goal-mouth scrambles, and maybe a bit of trash talk among the future NHL stars.
“These guys come out here, the pressure’s off, and you could see their passion and love for the game and that competitiveness,” said former NHL goalie Al Montoya, a coalition member. “Me? My back’s up against the wall, so my legs don’t get taken out. These guys don’t care. They’re out here having fun, and a heck of a player, and he’s going to be a heck of a player for a long time.”
“I feel like when you’re a kid, you always want to win,” Celebrini said as he held court with reporters after Wednesday’s event. “I would always play against my brother and his older friends or my friends. You never want to lose, because then someone’s got something up on you. If it’s your friends, then they can chirp you about that.
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