Sophomore seasons are supposed to be hard.
The League is supposed to adjust to a player, and that player is supposed to need time to adjust back. But that hasn’t been the case this season for Celebrini, a player who came in third in the voting last season for the Calder Trophy, awarded to the rookie of the year, and who has followed up with a season that could just net him the Hart Trophy as MVP.
He has 74 points (26 goals, 48 assists) in 50 games this season, leading the Sharks by a whopping 40 points over the 34 scored by Tyler Toffoli and Alexander Wennberg, who are tied for second. He is fourth overall in the NHL, trailing only three players who have each previously won the Hart: Connor McDavid (90 points),Nathan…