{"id":337197,"date":"2026-05-29T07:57:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/337197\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T07:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:57:23","slug":"sharks-macklin-celebrini-gets-166-4-million-contract-update-with-cba-changes-incoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/337197\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini gets $166.4 million contract update with CBA changes incoming"},"content":{"rendered":"

One thing is for certain: Macklin Celebrini is going to get paid.<\/p>\n

The only question is how much the San Jose Sharks<\/a> will shell out, exactly, for their superstar, and how many years Celebrini will want to commit to on the deal.<\/p>\n

With negotiations looming, ESPN’s Emily Kaplan<\/a> laid out what could happen here.<\/p>\n

First, she notes that the maximum that the Sharks could offer Celebrini would be eight years at $20.8 million per year — which equates to $166.4 million in total value.<\/p>\n

In her analysis, though, Kaplan also notes that CBA changes are coming, and that Celebrini might not want as long a deal as possible in case future CBA arrangement gives Celebrini a chance to make even more.<\/p>\n

“Macklin Celebrini\u00a0is eligible to sign an extension July 1, and the expectation is the Sharks won’t drag this out if both sides are aligned,” Kaplan writes. “This is a franchise-defining negotiation. Because this is the last offseason before the new CBA changes max extension length, Celebrini can sign an eight-year deal if it’s registered before Sept. 15… Celebrini wearing a ‘C’ as captain next season is all but guaranteed. But whether San Jose goes all the way to that number, or whether Celebrini wants to commit that long as a 20-year-old in a rapidly changing cap landscape, is a separate question.”<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0Mitch Marner is making the Maple Leafs miserable<\/a><\/p>\n

Celebrini is the highest-profile extension candidate this offseason, but Kaplan also mentions Connor Bedard and Leo Carlsson as candidates.<\/p>\n

Clearly, this is another group of talented players who have hit the ground running in their NHL careers.<\/p>\n

Celebrini just had the third-most points in a season in NHL history for a player age-19 or younger, behind just Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby.<\/p>\n

He’s also not limiting himself — Celebrini chose to keep his hockey season going by playing at the IIHF World Championships with Team Canada.<\/p>\n

Celebrini will get whatever contract he wants, and the Sharks can’t afford to do anything but pay him exactly what he desires.<\/p>\n

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