San Jose Sharks
Misa Talks Dinner With Sharks, Why He’d Be Excited To Get Drafted by San Jose
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Michael Misa had steak and a sundae with the San Jose Sharks.
The possible No. 2 pick of the 2025 Draft, if defenseman Matthew Schaefer goes to the New York Islanders as expected, had dinner with Sharks management at Buffalo Chophouse, a Draft Combine go-to restaurant for entertaining top prospects.
Misa shared that he also broke bread with the Islanders, Utah Mammoth, and Nashville Predators this week.
On Thursday, the star Saginaw Spirit center told San Jose Hockey Now about dinner with the San Jose Sharks, what playing with top Sharks prospect Igor Chernyshov in Saginaw was like, and what’s the most exciting thing about potentially going to San Jose.
Sheng Peng: So how was dinner with the San Jose Sharks?
Michael Misa: It was unbelievable. Very top-class organization. They’re all super-welcoming. Really, really nice people. I was thrilled with that.
It was more just casual. It didn’t feel like an interview at all. I think we talked about everything, movies, sports, school. It was great.
Read the Full Interview at NBC Sports Bay Area
He’s a decent player but Mrtka is what we need. Get it done Mike, make us proud.
Sure
I am expert.
At 2? That’s a reach. I hope we don’t galaxy brain the pick and do that
Wow you are getting to them even before they become a shark! Good work and good interview Sheng, appreciate it!
Do we know who else the team has met with?
They meet with Mrtka. Grier really liked.
Seems like a really great kid
Really? Nice enough but it’s just a standard interview, no great reveals or insight.
True. I think these things don’t necessarily tell you all that much, but teams do it to look for warning signs that a player may have a bad attitude.
Starting to get nervous that the Isles are going to take him.
Schaefer would be just fine instead.
I love me some Misa, but if they pass on Schaefer, I’m drinking a dozen $17 beers at the Sharks draft party to celebrate.
I pray they do!
More and more it looks like GMMG can not lose with either Misa or Schaefer.
Or Mrtka
Great interview Sheng – very thoughtful and mature sounding answers. He sounds like someone who has a good head on him. I like his answer of Kaprisof and Kucherov as who he thinks his game is similar to. If is game is as mature and sound as this interview, the Sharks may have a gem here.
Smith gets the Kaprizov/Kicherov comps too. I’m of the opinion you can never have too many of those guys
Well…maybe in terms of final composition of a contender, you might want to trade one for something you’re missing. Again, I think there are lessons to be learned from Toronto.
But in terms of drafting for value…there’s definitely value there. As long as the player pans out, that’s an asset you can always move to fill a need later.