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SJHN Daily: Celebrini Is Calder Finalist, Poturalski & Bordeleau Didn’t Travel With Cuda
Macklin Celebrini is officially a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy.
Celebrini was second in goals scored by rookies with 25, just one behind Philadelphia Flyers forward Matvei Michkov – who was not named as a finalist.
Joining Celebrini as finalists are Montreal Canadians defender Lane Hutson, the odds-on favorite, and Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf.
Hutson led all rookies in points with 66 to Celebrini’s 63, although Hutson played 12 more games than his ex-Boston University teammate.
Wolf led all rookie goaltenders across multiple categories, from wins with 29 to Save % with a .910 – a figure that puts him ninth among all goalies, 30-plus games played.
The winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy will be announced in June at the NHL Awards ceremony.
At San Jose Hockey Now…
Ethan Cardwell‘s relationship with golf helps him reset after a bad game.
The San Jose Barracuda evened their series with the Colorado Eagles 1-1. The series shifts to Colorado on Tuesday, and Andrew Poturalski and Thomas Bordeleau did not travel with the team.
I'm told that Poturalski and Bordeleau did not travel to Colorado with the Barracuda today.
They could join later on the trip, of course, but for now, they don't look like Game 3 options. Game 3 is on Tuesday
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) May 6, 2025
The San Jose Sharks did not get the No. 1 pick in the 2025 Draft.
William Eklund had successful wrist surgery but will miss the World Championships with Team Sweden.
The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast did its first-ever live stream for the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery.
Other Sharks News…
Brodie Brazil and Drew Remenda broke down the Barracuda’s Game Two win.
Playing hockey in May is always a good thing. @BrodieBz and Drew breakdown last night's Game 1 of @sjbarracuda vs. Eagles. pic.twitter.com/8D2wkBuV7a
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) May 3, 2025
Jimmy Schuldt also spoke with Brodie Brazil.
Around the NHL…
The New York Islanders won the NHL Draft Lottery.
Steven Ellis reported back on 120 prospects in the U-18 World Championship.
The Winnipeg Jets pulled off an insane comeback in Game Seven against the St. Louis Blues.
Anthony Stolarz leaves Game One with a scary injury, but his Toronto Maple Leafs took Game One from the Florida Panthers.
Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury are headed to World Championships for Team Canada. They’ll be teammates with Celebrini!
It doesn’t look like the Mikko Rantanen trade paid off for the Colorado Avalanche after his hat trick eliminated them.
The Los Angeles Kings general manager Rob Blake is leaving the organization.
The complainant recalls “degrading” alleged sex assault by 2018 World Junior Canadian players.
Dobson (with 8 year extension), Engvall (good bottom-6 and with cap rising it’ll be vet minimum basically in 2-years) and Colorados 1st next year for the #2 pick.
What are you talking about with Colorados pick and #2? Is this just stuff you’re predicting?
Never mind, not sure why it made no sense when I read it the first time. Not sure the isles do this after winning the lottery? Maybe?
Haha, I wrote it poorly.
Not sure the Isles would do it but they’re in a weird state where they have terrible prospects and their core isn’t exactly lighting the world on fire. I guess it depends on who their future GM sees as the future.
I think a 2nd is fair for Dobson but not just Dobson which is why I threw in those other pieces. It would serve both teams well but who knows what will happen
That’s a EA sports trade if I ever heard one.
I see now you meant the #2 overall pick. When I saw “2nd” I thought 2nd round pick.
I wouldn’t do this even if I happened to find myself on the 8th floor of a building in Moscow, standing next to an open window.
Why not? I would take this trade and run. I would do #2 straight up for Dobson. I think you get him away from the Isles and put him in the PO with Celly, Smith etc and he shows what he’s really capable of. Solves a huge hole for almost a decade. Misa would be nice though. I think you can get a deal like this done without giving up #2. The 25 & 26 late firsts would jump start the Isles rebuild.
#2 straight up for Dobson would be horrible. Good grief. Grier’s talking about waiting for Ricky Williams offers and how he got some wild proposals last year, and you would trade that pick, with a guarantee of either Schaefer or Misa, for one pretty good defenseman?
Sorry, but you guys are looking at this with teal-tinted glasses. Dobson’s value is higher than that. A 25-year old proven RHD that already has a 70 point season is one of the most valuable commodities in today’s NHL. Even after a down year, there would be a lot of teams sniffing around that deal. Some of them could probably put together pretty good packages like Chicago. If Dobson’s on the market, there would be a bidding war. The Sharks could win the bidding war if Grier really believe it’s worth it, but don’t expect some kind of cheapskate bargain… Read more »
I am good with the Sharks getting the number 2 pick. Either they get a top line forward or a top pair defenseman. I liked JD’s “stick and pick” thought. No need to overthink this. Plus, in the next draft there are better defensemen and the Sharks are going to still be picking in the top 5 or so. Heck, they could win the lottery and get the first overall next season. I do hope they are as far away from the first overall as possible though. They could get a defenseman or two in that one. They have four… Read more »
It’s also just so nice to see Chicago slip out of the top two. I think they’ll still be happy with Martone, and he will be a good running mate for Bedard with his size and nasty streak, but Chicago will continue its trend of adding high end picks with warts. Bedard is small, Martone is slow, and for all the good young defensemen they’ve drafted they haven’t seemed to find a surefire number one guy. I think the Blackhawks are going to see their rebuild plateau at a certain point, and that they’re going to be more heavily dependent… Read more »