The San Jose Sharks effectively took a trade target off the market by signing him to a contract extension on Sunday.

Macklin Celebrini is making history in ways that put him in the same conversation as Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby. The San Jose Sharks rookie has factored in

Macklin Celebrini recorded a point in his 10th straight game, but the Sharks quickly fell behind 3-0 to the Tampa Bay Lightning, who won their seventh game in a row.

A huge fight broke out in the second period of Saturday's game as the San Jose Sharks defended Macklin Celebrini from Tampa Bay Lightning players.Huge fight breaks out as Sharks defend Macklin Celebri

The Lightning scored early and often in each of the first two periods en route to a blowout victory. They swept the California trip and now have won seven straight, matching a season high.

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Back in October, the San Jose Sharks traded forward Carl Grundstrom and defenseman Artem Guryev to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Ryan Ellis' contract and a conditional 2026 sixth-round pick. Overall, this was one of the smaller moves from this season.

The San Jose center knew that this year was likely going to represent his last best chance to play for his country in the Winter Games.