{"id":539930,"date":"2026-04-04T07:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/539930\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T07:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:34:14","slug":"insider-hints-at-san-jose-as-landing-spot-if-connor-mcdavid-leaves-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/539930\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider Hints at San Jose as Landing Spot if Connor McDavid Leaves Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Macklin Celebrini has the attention of the hockey world. In his age-19 season, the superstar center has already surpassed the 100-point mark, was one of Team Canada\u2019s best players at the Winter Olympics, has his San Jose Sharks in a playoff spot, and is in the running for the Hart Trophy. That\u2019s an unbelievable year for any player, let alone a teenager in just his second full season as a pro.<\/p>\n

Celebrini\u2019s brilliance has not only brought the Sharks back to relevance\u2014it\u2019s put San Jose on the map as a destination again for players around the league. And we\u2019re not just talking about any player. TSN insider Darren Dreger has his eyes on Auston Matthews, and possibly even his Olympic linemate Connor McDavid, should he ever leave Edmonton<\/a>, as those who could look to team up with Celebrini in Northern California.<\/p>\n

Dreger said<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s also he (Celebrini) somewhat individually is part of the reason why we\u2019re looking at the San Jose Sharks as being a possible contender for a piece like Auston Matthews, or, if things implode in Edmonton, a superstar guy. They\u2019re encroaching that area as an organization where they\u2019re not that far away from making a splash,\u201d<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old McDavid\u2019s two-year, $25 million extension with the Oilers, signed in October, begins next season (2026\u201327) and runs through the 2027\u201328 campaign.<\/p>\n

Connor McDavid and Macklin Celebrini in San Jose?<\/p>\n

There, of course, remains a lot that has to play out over the next few months and years for McDavid in Edmonton to determine whether he could ever actually become available.<\/p>\n

\"MacklinMacklin Celebrini Connor McDavid<\/p>\n

That said, if we do reach such a point, it\u2019s hard to argue that there would be a better landing spot than the Sharks. McDavid joining forces with Celebrini\u2014whom he clearly loved playing with in Milan<\/a>\u2014on an up-and-coming San Jose team that could dominate the weak Pacific Division for years is fascinating, and, by the sounds of it, not all that far-fetched either.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the effect Sidney Crosby had upon arriving in Pittsburgh, as did McDavid in Edmonton. Top talent around the NHL now wants to play with Celebini in San Jose.<\/p>\n

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