SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks leading scorer Macklin Celebrini will likely be one of the NHL’s highest-paid players by the time the 2027-28 season begins.
It’s just a question of when Celebrini and the Sharks can come to an agreement on a contract extension, whether that’s this offseason or sometime next year.
After finishing as the NHL’s fourth-leading scorer, Celebrini said Saturday that he’s open to signing a contract extension as soon as this summer.
The Sharks and Celebrini can sign a new deal as soon as July 1, as the soon-to-be 20-year-old centerman enters the final year of his three-year entry contract in 2026-27.
Two days removed from breaking Joe Thornton’s single-season scoring record with 115 points in 82, Celebrini said he hasn’t thought too deeply about his next contract.
This is the last offseason that players re-signing with their own teams can ink eight-year contract extensions. Starting in mid-September, when the new collective bargaining agreement fully takes effect, the maximum contract length will be seven years.
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