Celebrini’s injury only adds to San Jose Sharks’ issues
SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks are still dealing with a handful of problems this preseason, not the least of which is a lower-body injury to No. 1 overall pick and top-line center Macklin Celebrini. Celebrini was injured Tuesday night in the second period of the Sharks’ preseason game against the Utah Hockey Club at SAP Center. While skating toward the Utah net on a partial breakaway, Celebrini got a shot away at the 13:45 mark that goalie Connor Ingram stopped. Celebrini then either lost an edge or had his left skate tapped by Utah defenseman Kevin Stenlund, causing him to lose his balance and slide hard into the end boards. Celebrini got up, skated on his own toward the Sharks bench, and took one more shift shortly after on a San Jose power play. But he later went to the team’s dressing room for further evaluation. Before the third period, the Sharks announced that Celebrini had a lower-body injury and would not return. First-year coach Ryan Warsofsky said after his team’s 3-1 loss to Utah that he didn’t have a health update on