Should Celebrini and Smith be the Sharks’ top two centers this season?

SAN JOSE – There’s little question that Macklin Celebrini will provide a significant boost to this season’s San Jose Sharks team.

A tremendously skilled and dynamic two-way center with a nonstop motor and an off-the-charts compete level, Celebrini has the clear potential to be the Sharks’ next franchise player. By all accounts, he has the rare ability to raise the level of everyone around him — key for a team that won just 19 games last season.

“It’s big for the guys in the room and obviously for the fans...