Macklin Celebrini earning NHLs respect with prolific rookie start NBC Bay Area [Video]

ST. LOUIS — Teams are figuring out Sharks rookie center Macklin Celebrini … and he’s figuring them out.

“Now, there’s no secret, when we get pre-scouted, what he can do with the puck,” San Jose coach Ryan Warsofsky said after tough losses to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers last week.

Winning NHL First Star of the Week — the 18-year-old rookie beat out Vancouver Canucks defensemen Quinn Hughes and Washington Capitals defensemen Jakob Chychrun for the honor after four goals and three assists in the last week of November — will put you in the crosshairs.

So how are teams trying to stop Celebrini? Celebrini, Warsofsky, and the Florida Panthers’ Paul Maurice and Nate Schmidt shared their thoughts.

And what’s Celebrini going to do about it? Celebrini and Warsofsky had different ideas.

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The Lightning hard-matched their top defensive center Anthony Cirelli on Celebrini on Dec. 5.

That’s Tampa Bay saying that they saw Celebrini and his line as San Jose’s most dangerous threat.

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