Preseason opener showed Celebrini, young Sharks have long way to go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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The San Jose Sharks still have a long way to go.
Even with Macklin Celebrini leading the way, which he did with a goal and an assist on Sunday night.
I think we all know that, but the 4-2 preseason-opening loss to the Vegas Golden Knights is a good reminder of it. We’re talking both short- and long-term.
Immediately, the Sharks’ objective of cutting down the defensive breakdowns — their -150 Goal Differential last year was the worst since the 1993-94 Ottawa Senators’ -196 — well, that didn’t happen. The Golden Knights were left in front by themselves. They had breakaways.
