The San Jose Sharks opened training camp Thursday without four injured players, including goalie prospect Yaroslav Askarov, who is out with a lower-body injury, the team announced Thursday morning before taking the ice.

No. 1 overall draft pick Macklin Celebrini's first official practice with the San Jose Sharks provided a needed bit of optimism for a franchise that has had little success in recent years.

Here’s what to look for as the San Jose Sharks open training camp on Thursday. Let’s go from the front to the back. When Will the Franchise Be the Franchise? Make no mistake, that’s the pressure on first-overall pick Macklin Celebrini’s shoulders.

San Jose Sharks training camp begins this morning and many questions will be answered before the start of the regular season.

San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier revealed a few notable players will be absent from the ice when training camp gets underway on Thursday. In a release, Grier stated that captain Logan Couture,

No. 1 overall draft pick Macklin Celebrini’s first official practice with the San Jose Sharks provided a needed bit of optimism for a franchise that has had little success in recent years

Macklin Celebrini looked comfortable for day one of San Jose Sharks training camp. View the original article to see embedded media. The top prospect was on a line with Klim Kostin and Tyler Toffoli during drills and the scrimmage portion of camp.