San Jose Sharks General Manager Mike Grier was so elated over winning Tuesday’s NHL draft lottery that he dispensed with tradition by coming out and stating exactly who he expects to select with the No. 1 pick: Boston University center Macklin Celebrini.
Where past general managers in Mr. Grier’s position have done their best to keep their choice under wraps until stepping to the podium on draft day, Celebrini’s abilities and ties to San Jose were too much to keep secret for a Sharks team looking ahead to a brighter future.
