NHL Power Rankings Shock: Early Surprises That Turned the Season Upside Down
This summer, we spent a lot of time waxing poetic about Celebrini’s game, figuring a leap to super-stardom was next. He debuted in Tier 3B with a hint of more to come and when it came to finding flaws in his game, we drew a blank. In our eyes, Celebrini was the next big thing — a man who could do no wrong.
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One thing that did slip our minds: The dreaded sophomore slump.
Sure Celebrini has three points in three games (all assists), but man is he getting crushed in chances. And not just ‘regular San Jose crushed’ — we’re talking ‘if Bedard was getting hammered this bad there’d be four different think-pieces about his defense’ crushed. Through three games, Celebrini is last on the Sharks with a 23 percent xG rate. Maybe, just maybe, the Blackhawks and Sharks should stop putting Philipp Kurashev next to their franchise star.
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