SAN JOSE — By now, you have likely heard that Macklin Celebrini — the San Jose Sharks’ wunderkind forward and the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft — is good.

But I am not sure you, the hockey world, or the sporting public at large quite understands just how good this 19-year-old actually is.

Because to call what is happening with Celebrini and the Sharks — now 9-8-3 and sitting just two points out of a playoff spot — a “turnaround” is to dramatically understate the reality.

And it isn’t “monumental” or “massive,” either.

No, this is seismic.

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Mark my words: It is only a matter of time before the attention of the Bay Area fan shifts south, the hockey world feels a distinct tilt to the west, and everyone in North America knows that “Mack” means No. 71 in teal.

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