Sharks takeaways: Celebrini’s closing argument, and why Chernyshov should stay put

SAN JOSE – It’s only the end of December, but already the San Jose Sharks can match last season’s win total of 20 by beating the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday afternoon at SAP Center.

The last time the Sharks had at least 20 wins by the start of a new calendar year was the 2018-19 season, when they finished second in the Pacific Division and later advanced to the Western Conference final.

No one’s predicting that for this year’s Sharks — at least not yet — as they’ll likely be in a...