SALT LAKE CITY \u2014 The top San Jose Sharks rookies have different challenges against the Utah Mammoth on Friday.<\/p>\n
Michael Misa will not play tonight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe schedule dictates a little bit. The match-ups,\u201d head coach Ryan Warsofsky said. \u201cGonna be high-pace game today. I would say more so matchup-oriented, more than anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Warsofsky complimented Misa\u2019s recent practices but wanted him to get some extra puck touches this morning with the assistant coaches. Misa was shooting after morning skate on back-up Alex Nedeljkovic, assistant coaches Jeff Ulmer and Brian Wiseman watching.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s not going to sit out too long,\u201d Warsofsky said.<\/p>\n
Best guess, Misa is back in the line-up tomorrow against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Remember, while the 18-year-old is not necessarily on the Will Smith plan, that rookie Smith did sit out back-to-back\u2019s early last season.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Sam Dickinson<\/a> will stay in the line-up, despite a tough game against the Carolina Hurricanes.<\/p>\n \u201cYou gotta learn through failures in life. He\u2019s a very coachable kid. The game will slow down for him like we saw with Will and Mack,\u201d Warsofsky said.<\/p>\n When will that happen?<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s confidence,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cOnce he gets his confidence, maybe gets a shot through on the blueline or a couple points?\u201d<\/p>\n San Jose Sharks (0-2-1)<\/p>\n Vincent Iorio, claimed off waivers, will make his Sharks debut.<\/p>\n Hello from Utah! Iorio is here, wearing No. 22 pic.twitter.com\/yIakaLGarb<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n This is, in part, because San Jose has just six healthy defensemen at Delta Center.<\/p>\n Timothy Liljegren was placed on IR yesterday, John Klingberg is still nursing a lower-body injury, and Shakir Mukhamadullin has a day-to-day upper-body injury, suffered in practice recently.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t think it\u2019s too serious,\u201d Warsofsky said of Mukhamadullin, \u201cbut I would say he\u2019s probably out through the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n Warsofsky confirmed these lines, except he wasn\u2019t sure yet who right-hander Iorio would play with.<\/p>\n Yaroslav Askarov will draw the start.<\/p>\n Skinner-Celebrini-Kurashev Orlov-Leddy-Ferraro-Iorio Askarov<\/p>\n After a lackluster effort in a 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, what do the San Jose Sharks have to do to get their first win of the season? They\u2019re the only winless team in the NHL, granted, they\u2019ve played less games than every other team.<\/p>\n \u201cCome out with just fire tonight, just compete,\u201d Ty Dellandrea said. \u201cWant the puck, keep it, hold on to it, and at the same time, just being dialed into our structure, what we have to do systematically to win a hockey game.\u201d<\/p>\n Utah Mammoth (2-2-0)<\/p>\n Same lines today:<\/p>\n Keller \u2013 Hayton \u2013 Schmaltz Sergachev \u2013 Simashev Vejmelka \u2014 Brogan Houston (@houston_brogan) October 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Where To Watch<\/p>\n Puck drop between the San Jose Sharks and Utah Mammoth is at 6 PM PT at Delta Center. Watch it live on ESPN+ and Hulu. Listen to it on the Sharks Audio Network.<\/p>\n A look at the refurbished for hockey Delta Center pic.twitter.com\/OqyrSqadBC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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