SEATTLE – San Jose Sharks forward Michael Misa appeared to be on track to play his 8th game of the season.
That is now in question as the 2025 NHL Draft No. 2 overall pick left the Sharks’ morning skate early on Wednesday. Head coach Ryan Warsofsky told reporters that Misa is considered a game-time decision.
The Sharks have announced that Misa is out with a lower-body injury. It remains unclear when or how the center sustained the injury at morning skate.
Misa was set to center the San Jose Sharks’ third line with Ethan Cardwell and Jeff Skinner.
Adam Gaudette will return to the Sharks’ lineup after missing the past four games with an upper-body injury. Gaudette was placed on the right wing of the Sharks’ second line with Alexander Wennberg and Philipp Kurashev.
Because Misa is missing against the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday, the Sharks don’t have another forward to replace him in the lineup. Warsofsky is now forced to deploy a lineup consisting of 11F and 7D.
Vincent Desharnais will enter the lineup and be the 7th defenseman.
#SJSharks lines in warmup: Misa OUT (undisclosed)
Toffoli-Celebrini-Smith
Kurashev-Wennberg-Gaudette
Skinner-Dellandrea-Cardwell
Goodrow-Graf
Orlov-Liljegren
Ferraro-Klingberg
Dickinson-Mukhamadullin
Desharnais
Askarov— Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) November 6, 2025
The Sharks used that lineup against the Detroit Red Wings.
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