Hereâs this entire video for you just in case you wanted to be reminded. Zero ounce of hesitation btw. âWhen did the shift happenâ RIGHT THERE right fucking there
Athletes are workers and they deserve a cut of the profits they generate for the organization.
If the money is not going to the players, it is going into the pockets of billionaire franchise owners.
Hockey is having a moment, the NHL is more profitable than ever, and Macklin Celebrini is the face of the next generation of players. I promise you he is generating far more revenue than he is being paid.
Not only is the cap going up, but players taking large contracts actually incentivizes the league to increase the cap more. The cap would not go up as much if everyone consistently took less than what they were worth.
Yes, we should want the cap to be going up. See point #2.
Yes, he is worth 18.8M AAV. Frankly, anything less than 20.8M (the max possible this year) should be considered team-friendly, because he could have asked for that and gotten it.
Crosby and McDavid both took first contracts that were a comparable percentage of the cap and then went on to take more team-friendly contracts when their teams actually entered cup contention.
The Sharks cap situation will be kind of dicey in 2-3 years but only in the sense that it'll be hard to build around our young core, not that we won't be able to retain our young core.
This is a league where players literally destroy their bodies and risk shortening their lifespans for the chance to play a few years. I don't know what price tag to even put on that.
will having a photo of them cellying saved in his camera roll for occasions such as this. how many has he got in there. just pics of him and mack. a mixture of official game photos and stupid ones of mack trying to fit a straw up his nose. selfie of them grinning up at the camera pressed shoulder to shoulder with vancouverâs most beautiful natural swimming hole behind them
you sign a contact extension that makes you the highest paid player (by aav) in nhl HISTORY and and secures your place for the next 5 years on the team everyone knows you plan to lead to a cup (as the captain, mind you, thatâs coming next) but instead of staying home in vancouver with your family to celebrate or maybe even ruminate on how all of your hard work has gotten you to this place where everytime you move you push the needle for the league you decide to fly back to boston with your best friend who notably hasnât signed his contact extension yet but who you clearly want by your side through all of it. and you want everyone else to know that you want that. because isnât the point of all of this to win it all together :)
Sharks sign forward Macklin Celebrini to a five-year contract extension
San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) General Manager Mike Grier announced today that the club has signed forward Macklin Celebrini to a five-year contract extension worth $18.8 million AAV.Â
âIn just two seasons as a teenager in the National Hockey League and on the International stage, Macklin has established himself as one of the premier players in the world,â said Grier.âŻâWe are extremely excited to have him secured and committed as the centerpiece of a core of talented players in San Jose.âŻÂ
âAs we continue our goal of building a team capable of annually competing for the Stanley Cup, we want to thank Macklin and his representatives for a respectful negotiationâŻprocess, andâŻacknowledge the flexibility they have provided to the team in how we allocate future dollars towards the team being constructed around Macklin.âŻÂ
âI also want to thank Hasso Plattner for his continued commitment and steadfast dedication to providing the financial resources to put the best team possible on the ice for our passionate fans, who deserve a winner in San Jose.âÂ
âI couldnât be happier to sign an extension today,ââŻCelebriniâŻsaid. âThe faith and supportâŻthatâŻMr. Plattner, Mike Grier and the entire staff have shown meâŻthroughoutâŻthe past two seasons is proof that we are building something special here.âŻMy teammates and I are ready to take another step toward theâŻultimate goalâŻof bringing a Stanley Cup to this city and its incredible fans.âŻIâŻcanâtâŻwait to get going.ââŻÂ
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âFrom our very first conversation, it was clear that Mike and Mr. Plattner were fully committed to Macklinâs future in San Jose,â said Pat Brisson, Co-Head of Hockey at CAA Sports,âŻCelebriniâsâŻagency. âMacklin is not only an exceptional player, but also an outstanding person, and weâre proud to support him as he continues his journey with the Sharks.ââŻÂ
Celebrini, 20, finished fourth in the NHL with 115 points, tied for fourth with 45 goals and was seventh with 70 assists in the regular season, helping San Jose claim the second-biggest season-over-season improvement in both wins (+19) and standings points (+34) in team history, the leagueâs 10th-biggest year-over-year improvement in points and tied for eighth-biggest leap in year-over-year wins in the past 30 years (not counting the shortened 2012-13 to full 2013-14 seasons).Â
The second-year centerman, who ranked third in the NHL in even-strength goals (37) and tied for third in even-strength points (82), set the Sharks franchise scoring record with his final point of the campaign, a goal that capped a three-point effort in the final game of the regular season. He completed the campaign factoring into 46.2-percent of all Sharks goals, the second-best such mark in the league this season and best ever by an NHL teenager or any San Jose skater. Â
The Sharks went 26-6-2 on the season when Celebrini scored a goal, were 37-18-5 when he registered at least one point and boasted a record of 26-3-2 in his multi-point efforts. His 82 even-strength points and 37 even-strength goals were the most ever in a single campaign by a Shark, his 18 three-point efforts tied Thornton for most by a skater in any of the teamâs 35 seasons and his 31 multi-point contests tied for the second-most games with two or more points in a season in Sharks history. Celebrini finished 56 points ahead of the teamâs next-closest scorer, the widest gap for any NHL teamâs top scorer to its second-ranked since 1990-91.Â
Of the teamâs 37 wins in regulation or overtime (excluding shootouts), Macklin was credited with the game-winning goal or assisted on the winning goal 19 times (51.4%), and in the teamâs 12 wins that went into extra time (OT or shootout), he was a factor in eight of those wins.Â
By the end of the season, he led the Sharks in nearly every offensive statistical category: goals, assists, points, plus/minus (plus-8), points-per-game (1.40), even-strength goals and points, power-play goals (eight), power-play points (33), overtime goals (2), game-winning goals, and shots (287). Â
His accomplishments during the 2025-26 campaign were historic among NHL teens, with Celebrini joining Gretzky (1979-80) as the only players under 20 years old to claim a 40-plus goal, 70-plus assist season. His point total was the third-best among teens in a single season in league history, trailing only Crosby (120 in 2005-06) and Gretzky (137 in 1979-80), and he joined the duo as the only three teens in league history to finish in the top five of a seasonâs scoring rankings. He now ranks fourth in career assists (108) ever by an NHL skater before turning 20, fifth in scoring (178 points) and seventh in career goals (70) in the age group. His 13-game point streak from December 11 through January 10 (nine goals, 18 assists) was the second-longest in Sharks history and the second-longest ever by a teenager in the NHL.Â
The centerman was named NHL Third Star of December after finishing fourth in the league with 25 points, third at 1.79 points-per-game played. He was the leagueâs First Star of the Week on Oct. 27 after posting 10 points (five goals, five assists) over four games in the preceding week, highlighted by a hat trick in a five-point effort at the New York Rangers on Oct. 23, the teamâs first win of the season, and was selected as the leagueâs Third Star on Nov. 23 after tallying seven points (four goals, three assists) over four games, including two game-winning goals.Â
This past year, Celebrini also represented his nation at the highest levels of international play, appearing for Team Canada at both the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics and the World Championship. Â
At the Olympics, he became the youngest NHL player to be named to Team Canadaâs roster, and led the tournament in goals, and finished second behind Connor McDavid. Celebriniâs performance at the tournament was the best showing by a teenager, en-route to a Silver Medal finish.Â
At the World Championship, Celebrini was named as the Captain for Canada and became the second youngest captain for the Senior Menâs team at major an international tournament. He posted 14 points across 10 games and by the end of the tournament was named the Best Forward and the tournament All-Star Team. Â
Celebrini was named the IIHF Male Player of the Year for 2025-26, was a Ted Lindsay Memorial Trophy Finalist, and was voted Sharks Player of the Year by Bay Area media for the second consecutive season after earning the same award as well as Sharks Rookie of the Year in 2024-25.Â
Over the course of his career, Celebrini has registered 178 points (70 goals, 108 assists) in 152 career games with San Jose. He was the first teenager in franchise history to score 30 goals in a season, and was a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy in 2024-25, owning the franchise record for most assists and points by a rookie. Â
The six-foot, 190-pound native of North Vancouver, British Columbia was selected by the Sharks in the 2024 NHL Draft, the teamâs first-ever first-overall selection.
im genuinely shook from that matty berniers interview. what do you. what do you mean. "he's got his stuff figured out"? we're talking about will smith hockey here?? mr. is never around women that aren't his mum, sister, or kk harvey??? who gets seen by fans every single day and is never around a girl? and to the insinuation of romance, matty says "he's got his stuff figured out"????
insinuation of relationship + never being around women + unnecessary vagueness on the topic + will smith hockey = homosexual
i do find it funny when people characterize will as an angel who is nice to everyone when the best part of his character is that heâs extremely cliquey and kind of has a mean streak and can be very snippy and impatient and rude with a smile if he doesnât like you, making sure you know he doesnât like you, but always has that plausible deniability to say he wasnât being a dick even though everyone knows he was. thatâs what makes him interesting. the smoothing out of his edges just to make him the ultimate Nice, Patient, Popular Guy in rpf is one thing, but real will being more regina george is the best part. leno is karen
thinking always of will and zeev silently, joyfully meangirling out together after misa explains that the lining of his draft jacket is decorated with pictures of himself
biz: like i bet will's like fucking every blonde in sj right like is he fucking them tell me how many female women in your co-ed softball team has will smith fucked hundreds right
matty b: [war flashbacks to arriving in vancouver and will and mack running across the airport into each other's arms in slow motion]
matty b: nahh he's got that stuff figured out hahah
like realistically i dont think mack has it in him to be gay but i do think if there was a gay competition to be super gay he would put his heart body mind and soul into winning
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