F Macklin Celebrini (2024, 1st, SJS)

[prongertheman9]

Celebrini plays in college. Carlsson played in the 3rd best league in the world. The SHL team Carlsson played for would annihilate every single college team in a game.

What is your point?

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

I would take Carlsson every day over Celebrini

 

[Crede777]

I think Carlsson, Fantilli and Celebrini are all very close in terms of talent and potential impact. As such, I would take Carlsson due to his size. Ultimately, I think health and team chemistry will be the deciding factor.

 

[Terrier]

 

[Maple Leaf]

Celebrini is a cool name for a goal scorer

 

[Fraser28]

I would take Carlsson every day over Celebrini

That’s definitely a valid opinion. I disagree though. I’d take Celebrini over Carlsson and not lose any sleep over that choice.

 

[montreal]

I think Celebrini can contend with Bedard in time as I assume that once this kid physically matures and gains hopefully a lot more lower body strength, he could be one of the best players in the NHL say 5-7 years from now.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Always felt that Celebrini was vastly underrated by almost everyone including in the scouting community. At the start of the year I figured that he would be a ppg player as a 17 year old in the NCAA and that would give him a better than 50% chance of being the number one pick in the 24 draft.
I never imagined that as a 17 year old (and this cannot be stressed enough), he would be challenging for the scoring title (both in goals and ppg) against players several years older than himself.

He is such a complete player and has no weakesses. In the past 10 drafts, only McDavid, Mathews and Bedard would have gone ahead of him.

Eichel and Dahlin would’ve. Lafreniere also might’ve.

 

[Faceboner]

I think Celebrini can contend with Bedard in time as I assume that once this kid physically matures and gains hopefully a lot more lower body strength, he could be one of the best players in the NHL say 5-7 years from now.

Reminds me of Mackinnon will be a decent top 6 player then explode 1 year and never look back.

 

[Corso]

I think Celebrini can contend with Bedard in time as I assume that once this kid physically matures and gains hopefully a lot more lower body strength, he could be one of the best players in the NHL say 5-7 years from now.

Absolutely. In ten years people will be saying how was it that he did not receive the pre draft hype that he deserved. He is a franchise level player who will be considered among the best in the game.

 

[Terrier]

Hockey East Names 2023-24 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team - Hockey East Association

Tournament Opening Round Begins Wednesday, March 13 At Campus Sites

hockeyeastonline.com

 

[Kshahdoo]

I think Celebrini can contend with Bedard in time as I assume that once this kid physically matures and gains hopefully a lot more lower body strength, he could be one of the best players in the NHL say 5-7 years from now.

I doubt he'll be able to contend with Jack Hughes let alone Bedard... of course if Bedard turns out to be Jack Hughes light then Celebrini will have chances to get closer to him. But if Bedard is what people think he is then no chances.

 

[93LEAFS]

Always felt that Celebrini was vastly underrated by almost everyone including in the scouting community. At the start of the year I figured that he would be a ppg player as a 17 year old in the NCAA and that would give him a better than 50% chance of being the number one pick in the 24 draft.
I never imagined that as a 17 year old (and this cannot be stressed enough), he would be challenging for the scoring title (both in goals and ppg) against players several years older than himself.

He is such a complete player and has no weakesses. In the past 10 drafts, only McDavid, Mathews and Bedard would have gone ahead of him.

He's a great player, but what do you mean by underrated. In my opinion, he lacks that natural skill of Matthews, Eichel, and MacKinnon. He's a great player, but those guys were fundamentally sound, but had that next dynamic trait., Bedard is a bit more limited, but has more obvious special talents.

Celebrini, has been a top guy for years. It's not like he's under the radar.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

He's a great player, but what do you mean by underrated. In my opinion, he lacks that natural skill of Matthews, Eichel, and MacKinnon. He's a great player, but those guys were fundamentally sound, but had that next dynamic trait., Bedard is a bit more limited, but has more obvious special talents.

Celebrini, has been a top guy for years. It's not like he's under the radar.

He's been underhyped because he's a Canadian who is playing in the NCAA. Bedard got the extreme hype because he stayed home and played in the Dub, and due to that, he got to play in the World Junior in his 16 and 17 year old year. Celebrini was definitely good enough to make the 2023 World Junior roster as a 16 year old, but because he was in the USHL, potential politics/less exposure to him from Hockey Canada almost guaranteed he wouldn't be invited to camp.

 

[Terrier]

A twist of fate brought Macklin Celebrini to BU. Now he’s the top prospect for the 2024 NHL draft. - The Boston Globe

The star freshman's college choice had a lot to do with the 2022 NBA playoffs and the Celtics.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

[Beniersgeron]

Mehhh, product of Lane Hutson

 

[Terrier]

Mehhh, product of Lane Hutson

 

[montreal]

what a shot to get his 30th of the season.

Celebrini Goal - 12:26

 

[JeffreyLFC]

He is amazing. I have rarely seen a prospect as complete as him at 17 years old.

 

[Terrier]

 

[wetcoast]

I doubt he'll be able to contend with Jack Hughes let alone Bedard... of course if Bedard turns out to be Jack Hughes light then Celebrini will have chances to get closer to him. But if Bedard is what people think he is then no chances.

I wonder if you forgot the sarcasm emoji here but a lot of people forget that Hughes in his rookie season wasn't all that great and it's already extremely clear that bedard is trending as a better player than Jack and it's not even really close is it?

I think Celebrini, in terms of production will start off between the 2 guys and where he is after that with Jack hard to say but bedard is going to be the best of the 3 and it's not really all that close.

what a shot to get his 30th of the season.

Celebrini Goal - 12:26

It was a great shot but it was also really poor defensive play by not one but 2 opposition players.

 

[SlafySZN]

What a player.

 

[BKarchitect]

People can nitpick and say he’s not this level of talent or that level of talent…

…and yet at every single step of development all he does is shatter records and expectations while being younger than everybody else he plays against.

Prep…Juniors…NCAA…

The kid is going to be a superstar in the NHL…I think it’s money in the bank. Mack has the X factor in spades.

The lottery results are very very meaningful this year.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

I'm prepping myself for the Devils or Penguins to win the lottery just in case it happens

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I'm prepping myself for the Devils or Penguins to win the lottery just in case it happens

Would love for San Jose, Anaheim or columbus to get him…. But I prepped myself for Chicago