San Jose Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini SHINES with Connor McDavid & Nathan MacKinnon at Olympics

Team Canada electrifies the Olympic stage as Macklin Celebrini lines up alongside Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon. Can this unstoppable trio carry Canada to gold? JD Young breaks down Celebrini’s standout goal, his relentless forechecking, and Nathan MacKinnon’s glowing praise, asking whether John Cooper can afford to break up hockey’s most dominant line.

Swiss underdog Phil Kurashev impresses against powerhouse Canada, while Slovakia’s Pavel Regenda racks up ice time and an assist. Sweden’s sluggish start—marked by losses to Finland and a narrow win versus Italy—raises questions about missed roster decisions. Olympic hockey drama, player injuries, and surprise performances set the stage for must-watch matchups ahead. Will Team Sweden recover? Is Celebrini poised to become the NHL’s next superstar? Don’t miss this rapid-fire breakdown of Olympic hockey’s hottest storylines.

Timestamps:
00:00 Macklin Celebrini and Line Shuffle
04:28 Celebrini’s Relentless Play Shines
06:57 McDavid Line’s Unstoppable Chemistry
12:59 Kurashev & Regenda Updates
15:38 Sweden Struggles in Tournament

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  5. For a good chunk of this season the 3 top scorers in the entire NHL were McDavid, MacKinnon and Celebrini and somehow they all get to play on the same line? Backed by Makar? Is that even legal?

    Enjoy watching this Sharks fans, I don’t think Celebrini will ever experience this much open ice for the rest of his career as a Shark.

  7. MacKinnon should’ve been top line all along, Cooper’s a moron.. Like WHO was the Nation’s face off MVP?? WHO led whole tournament in goals and became only the 3rd player in Team Canada’s history to average over a goal per game after Bossy in ‘81 and Lemieux in ‘87?? That would be MacKinnon. NOT McDavid.

    Like STOP the McDavid glazing already, he has not been “the best player in the world” since late in 2023 after MacKinnon came back from his last injury and has been on a tear ever since.. Also, it MATTERS who you play with: if MacKinnon had Draisaitl and all of the weapons around him McDavid has had his whole career he’d have 60+ goals and 100 assists every season.. Last year he led the league in assists with 84 with his main goal-scorer (besides himself) being a defenseman with exactly 30 goals. His “main option” in Lehkonen had a career high of just 27. And he still led the league with 84.. what did McDavid have? Well Draisaitl won the Rocket and with 52 goals and should’ve been the MVP over Hellebuyck, so he definitely had more than MacKinnon did, and Kucherov had like 3 different 40+ goal scorers to dish to as well. MacKinnon does not HAVE what they do around him and he still puts up the points they do. Like I said, it MATTERS greatly who you get to play with. That is why he’s better than both of them with ease. He’s a better sniper/goal scorer and just as good of a playmaker with MUCH better defense and physicality than either one of them.. Same with Celebrini: like Mack, he doesn’t have the players around him that McDavid & Draisaitl or Kucherov do and he’s still scoring like that.. Mack and Celebrini will be the 2 best players in the game for a few years within the next 2 or 3 imo.

    But, no, Celebrini is NOT “the best player in the game” lol don’t even try that yet. He’s still not even in the top 5 yet: he’s not better than MacKinnon, McDavid, Draisaitl, Kucherov, or Makar. That is the top 5 today. Who can you take out of there to put Celebrini in? None of them yet. Give it maybe 2-3-4 years when they start to age out and Cele is into his 20’s, then he’ll probably be #1 in the game. MacKinnon and Draisaitl are already 30 this year, Kucherov is 32, and McDavid is 29 now. Kucherov only has a couple years left of this level of play at most, Celebrini will knock him out of the top 5 first imo. But he’s not there YET.

  10. I don't think Coopers made a mistake but he had to adjust his conservative approach while playing a more dangerous Swiss team. If he where smart he would keep this line together. They compliment each other really well.

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