Sharks Locker Room: Celebrini Injury “Still Being Evaluated”, How Team Steps Up Without Him

October 6, 2026 · Yahoo Sports

DALLAS — The San Jose Sharks were decimated in Big D.

It wasn’t just losing Macklin Celebrini to a lower-body injury right before the game, it’s also how listless they looked in a 5-0 loss to the Dallas Stars.

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San Jose was outshot 26-13, and ultimately, they left goaltender Yaroslav Askarov out to dry.

Here’s what Ryan Warsofsky, Will Smith, Darnell Nurse, and Ty Dellandrea had to say after the game about Celebrini’s injury and more.

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Ryan Warsofsky

Warsofsky, on Celebrini’s injury:

Obviously, he didn’t play today. We’ll evaluate tonight and tomorrow, and see where he’s at.

Warsofsky, on the severity of the injury:

Yeah, he’s still being evaluated.

Warsofsky, on any positive to be taken that Celebrini stayed in the building and watched the game from the pressbox:

Yeah, I mean, he’s here in the building, so he’s with the team.

Warsofsky, on how San Jose Sharks could’ve created more offense:

Just be more connected. Coming out of our zone would be the one, and two would be we just did not win any 50-50 puck battles. We didn’t have numbers on pucks. We just didn’t win enough pucks.

Will Smith

Smith, on when in warm-ups he found out Celebrini was hurt:

Just when we got back to the room, to be honest.

Smith, on how the San Jose Sharks step up if Celebrini is out for a bit:

We’ve got to be better. He’s obviously a big part of the team, but we need a better effort than that tonight. That definitely doesn’t reflect the type of team we are.

Ty Dellandrea

Dellandrea, on if the San Jose Sharks played “stunned” in the first period without Celebrini:

Yeah, it’s hard to know, hard to tell if it was that or just [weren’t] ready. But you know, doesn’t matter who goes in and comes out. I get it is our captain and the biggest piece to the puzzle. But got to bring more than that.

Darnell Nurse

Nurse, on how the Edmonton Oilers stepped up whenever they were missing either Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl:

Like I said, it’s by committee. Everyone’s got to step up and pick up a little bit of slack when you lose one of your top players.

There’s going to be moments over the course of the season, and if you want to be a good team, you got to be able to weather those storms. So we move on and get ready for St. Louis.

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