{"id":31212,"date":"2025-10-31T02:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T02:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/31212\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T02:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T02:28:08","slug":"why-the-sharks-are-scratching-misa-against-devils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/31212\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Sharks Are Scratching Misa Against Devils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot is being made about the San Jose Sharks scratching top prospect Michael Misa against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sharkshockeydigest.com\/san-jose-sharks-new-jersey-devils-win-streak-hamilton-eklund-askarov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey Devils<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The main reason could be the approaching games played total for the Sharks\u2019 No. 2 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. With six games under his belt, Misa can only play three more NHL games before the Sharks must decide his future.<\/p>\n<p>Once Misa and other top prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/sharkshockeydigest.com\/san-jose-sharks-dickinson-nhl-spot-decision\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Dickinson<\/a> play their 10th NHL game, both must remain on the Sharks roster. Dickinson will play his ninth game of the season on Thursday, meaning one decision is around the corner. <\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky is saying the reason behind scratching Misa isn\u2019t because of the number of games he\u2019s played.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you watch from way up top, you see how the game can slow down for you. He can watch guys. He does a good job watching [<a href=\"https:\/\/sharkshockeydigest.com\/san-jose-sharks-celebrini-leadership-style-toffoli-ferraro-warsofsky-crosby-toews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Macklin Celebrini<\/a>],\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cI think we have some really good centers that he can watch as well. He\u2019s taking some steps in the right direction, it\u2019s just a lot of hockey this week, so got to manage it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Sharks play tonight and have a back to back over the weekend with weird start times. Warsofsky says they are managing him. There\u2019s a lot of hockey in a very short amount of time <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b7H8ct1zfg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/b7H8ct1zfg<\/a>\u2014 Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Real_Max_Miller\/status\/1983967714621452660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Warsofsky mentions that the team has a lot of hockey upcoming. Dating back to the Los Angeles Kings game on Tuesday, the Sharks are playing four games in six days. For an 18-year-old who is coming off his first big NHL road trip to the East Coast, that can be a lot to handle. <\/p>\n<p>Misa has three points in his last four games. He finished the previous San Jose Sharks game with a team-high eight shots on goal. Misa didn\u2019t play against the Devils on Oct. 25 either, but that was on the second half of a back-to-back.<\/p>\n<p>Warsofsky said the matchup against the Devils wasn\u2019t the reason behind scratching him either. <\/p>\n<p>Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/p>\n<p>The argument that the San Jose Sharks are scratching Misa to buy time before being forced to make a decision. But, there can also be truth to not overwhelming the 18-year-old rookie. <\/p>\n<p>The fate of Dickinson\u2019s future will be known in the very near future. Warsofsky says no decision has been made on either player at this moment.<\/p>\n<p>Read more news and stories about the San Jose Sharks on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sharkshockeydigest.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sharks Hockey Digest<\/a>! Bookmark the page and follow Sharks Hockey Digest on Twitter @<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SharksHKYDigest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">SharksHKYDigest<\/a>!\n<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement. 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