"Evgeni Malkin was drafted in 2004 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, second overall. And Evgeni, uh, has been. He's a Hall of Fame player. He was a really top-notch player coming in. And then the next year they got Sidney Crosby. I'm not so sure that the San Jose Sharks fans, in fact, I think the San Jose Sharks fans can draw parallels to Evgeni Malkin being drafted before Sidney Crosby. Will Smith before Macklin Celebrini." - Craig Button
"Who has the most points in the NCAA this year? It was Will Smith. Will Smith is a frontline player. And now you have two players that can drive play. And quite frankly, uh, they're difference makers. They're difference-makers. So now you don't have one, you have two. And that now becomes significant, significant building blocks for what you're trying to do." - Craig Button
"Yeah, you're going to surround yourself with talent, and yes, there's some talent coming, and we're going to talk about some of those players, but at the same time, this is how you create a foundation of excellence. And I think the Sharks, like the Penguins, can draw those parallels." - Craig Button
