PHILADELPHIA \u2014 So why release Michael Misa for the World Junior Championships?<\/p>\n
Misa was officially announced on Monday as on the roster for Canada\u2019s World Junior Championships training camp, which begins on Dec. 12.<\/p>\n
The San Jose Sharks 2025 No. 2 pick is currently on an AHL conditioning loan, making his Barracuda debut this past weekend. The centerman had been out with a right ankle injury since Nov. 5.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, the injuries set him back there a little bit. It just gives him a chance go down to the American League, play some games, and now go represent his country, and I think that\u2019s important,\u201d San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky said. \u201cWith that group, they\u2019re gonna have a good hockey team. It\u2019s gonna be good for his development.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also eligible for Team Canada is defenseman Sam Dickinson, who wasn\u2019t part of the Canadian camp roster. It\u2019s still possible for the 19-year-old defenseman to join the team before the tournament begins on Dec. 26, but Warsofsky says there haven\u2019t been any discussions with management yet about Dickinson joining Canada.<\/p>\n
San Jose Sharks (14-13-3)<\/p>\n
Alex Nedeljkovic will start. Yaroslav Askarov is ill but should likely be available to back up.<\/p>\n
It looks like Jeff Skinner, Shakir Mukhamadullin, and Vincent Iorio will sit out. Here\u2019s how the Sharks lined up at morning skate:<\/p>\n
#SJSharks<\/a> lines at morning skate, looks like Skinner and Mukhamadullin out:<\/p>\n Graf-Celebrini-Smith\u2070Eklund-Wennberg-Toffoli\u2070Gaudette-Dellandrea-Kurashev\u2070Reaves-Ostapchuk-Goodrow<\/p>\n Orlov-Liljegren\u2070Ferraro-Klingberg\u2070Dickinson-Leddy<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Timothy Liljegren is a game-time decision with a lower-body issue: Warsofsky says Mukhamadullin is first up to replace Liljegren.<\/p>\n Warsofsky on maybe sitting Mukhamadullin again: “D played pretty well, coming off one of our best games of the season\u2026had a good [convo] w\/ Mukh\u2026Works extremely hard. He’s in the gym, doing everything we ask, he’ll get his opportunity.”<\/p>\n Spoke w\/ Shakir after, look for that<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Warsofsky says the Sharks haven\u2019t discussed sending Mukhamadullin to the AHL on a conditioning loan. That\u2019s a possibility for a non-waiver exempt player, pending his approval, if a player is healthy scratched for five-straight games.<\/p>\n Ryan Reaves has sat out the last two games, in part because of a lower-body injury, but Warsofsky also likes the match-up tonight, \u201cThis is a heavy team. Reavo has been off here for two games. Got a little healthier. He\u2019s been one of our most consistent forwards.\u201d<\/p>\n As for Skinner? Warsofsky praised Zack Ostapchuk.<\/p>\n \u201cWe like Chucky in that fourth-line center spot right now, he\u2019s playing some really good hockey. Want to continue to work with him and develop him. Some things that we asked him to do in the Carolina game, he went and did it, and everyone else played pretty solid,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cTough decision for a veteran guy [in Skinner], and he had some good looks against Carolina. But you know, the balance of our lines.\u201d<\/p>\n #SJSharks<\/a> power play groups\u2026<\/p>\n PP1: Klingberg-Celebrini-Eklund-Toffoli-Wennberg<\/p>\n PP2: Orlov-Smith-Gaudette-Kurashev-Graf<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Also, Warsofsky gave a Vincent Desharnais (upper-body injury) update:<\/p>\n Desharnais is skating but \u201cweeks away\u201d, out after Xmas break<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Philadelphia Flyers (15-9-3)<\/p>\n Check out Philly Hockey Now for your Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>\u2019 lines and updates!<\/p>\n Where To Watch<\/p>\n Puck drop between the San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers is at 4 PM PT at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Watch it live on NBC Sports California. Listen to it on the Sharks Audio Network.<\/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