Celebrini Shuts Down Crosby/Gretzky Comps, Talks Sharks’ New Player of the Game Award (11.18.25)

Celebrini Shuts Down Crosby/Gretzky Comps, Talks Sharks’ New Player of the Game Award (11.18.25)

[Laughter] Well, Max, a lot more hats here tonight. Yeah. You know, compared to what it was like in New York and now at home, how do you feel? I mean, it was it’s great to find a way to win. Um, that game probably didn’t go as we would have liked, but um, it’s good that we we found a way. M obviously the third period they tie the game up there but you score the overtime winner. What’s it say about the resilience of the team not to you know get on the back burner with a late goal to tie the game there? Yeah, I mean obviously we don’t want to give up those goals and um couple breakdowns and I mean ask was staying on his head even before that. So um I think we just got to kind of find a way to to stay consistent and I mean not let those things happen. Did you know Will Smith was going to pass that puck to you on the first one? Just didn’t look like he he knew you were there. There was no Look, just talk about your chemistry there on that first goal. Yeah, I mean, I think uh that’s just part of playing together for uh a good amount of time. I think you just start to to read off each other better. So, Mine, this is becoming common place. So, how comfortable are you in your second year? Um I think just feel a little bit better. Um I mean the more time it’s more um chemistry with your teammates and and uh kind of looking to build something. explain the next part here. Yeah. Um, Revo told me we’re starting a new tradition with our team, shirts off and and you have to wear the necklace because you got it for game player. So, um, yeah, I think I thought it was a good idea. So, we’re starting a tradition. Does this replace the random items? Yes. Yes. This is this is what we’ve been waiting on. It was supposed to come earlier, but um I’m happy we have this now. Um, on the uh overtime goal, is it kind of nice to you? You mentioned how well uh Ask’s been playing for you guys to kind of pick him up there, you know, just like how good does that feel to kind of pick him up there with your game winner there. Yeah, I mean it’s it’s great I think especially cuz our power play hasn’t been very good either. Um which kind of needs to get going and uh I mean he’s been going and and uh I think just to to kind of get that one um it just it just kind of solidified kind of the way we we know we need to play. What do you thought of your second goal there? I know you broke of that pass and you know and then you got the puck back from graph on the on your second goal. Oh. Um yeah, I mean it was a great read by him. I mean that’s uh smart play. Can you talk about the uh third period how you guys play? I mean there were obviously the two goals they scored, but it seemed like you guys played a pretty um a pretty disciplined game throughout the I’m sorry, pretty disciplined third period despite those two goals there. Yeah, I mean I thought um I mean we sat back a little bit which uh I mean you never want to do especially against a team like that. They have a lot of firepower and um I mean you don’t want to kind of give them space and let them wind it up. So um I mean just some adjustments we need to we need to work on if we want to take the next step. We have to particular um actually credit to uh um Spearsy. He uh he’s our goalie coach. He uh he’s awesome. He always kind of gives us insight into how goals are being scored. And um I mean shooting through a screen was the topic today. So I think uh it was good just I mean we saw a lot of our chances. Guys were throwing it through screens and stuff like that. So, I think we’re uh it was just a credit to him. He uh he does his research and I know he’s uh working behind the scenes to try to help our group. When you’re accomplishing things like how does that reate um I don’t really think I’m I mean it’s cool but I don’t really that’s the first time I’m hearing about it and I don’t really want to hear about that. That’s not really what’s important. All right. So being one of the top scorers in the league and the team is playing a lot better this year. So is this what you your expectations were uh year two? I think coming into this year um all of us wanted to take that next step as a team and um I mean this is a game we probably would have lost last year. So, I think just showing the steps we’re taking and um I mean it wasn’t good to give up those two goals. Kind of giving up a breakaway and then the other one, but I think uh it’s definitely the steps we we want to take. Thanks,

Sharks vs. Mammoth Post-Game (11.18.25)