F Michael Misa - Saginaw Spirit, OHL (2025 Draft)

[Juxtaposer]

Misa is not a 2C. He projects as a 1C or too winger. Don’t get it confused because you have Celebrini. Misa has all the capability in the world to turn Celebrini into the 2C

Never say never (Misa could explode post-draft to another level) but having watched them both extensively in their draft years (and being a huge fan of Misa), there's just no argument for Misa over Celebrini as prospects, and Mack has exceeded all expectations as an 18 year old #1C in the NHL.

It would be more of a Crosby-Malkin 1A-1B situation at center.

 

[Mattb124]

Misa is not a 2C. He projects as a 1C or too winger. Don’t get it confused because you have Celebrini. Misa has all the capability in the world to turn Celebrini into the 2C

In my limited viewings, I don’t see Misa supplanting Celebrini as 1C. And as I said above I am not just look at Celebrini, but rather looking at Celebrini as the 1C and Smith as the presumed future 2C. With that, I am not sure there is as much marginal value to adding Misa as there would be adding Schaefer.

In a vacuum I would take Misa over Smith, but again adding a marginally better top 2 C while passing over a potential #1 D just doesn’t seem optimal given the broader construction of the Sharks prospect pool.

 

[sd1976]

Never say never (Misa could explode post-draft to another level) but having watched them both extensively in their draft years (and being a huge fan of Misa), there's just no argument for Misa over Celebrini as prospects, and Mack has exceeded all expectations as an 18 year old #1C in the NHL.

It would be more of a Crosby-Malkin 1A-1B situation at center.

Well said. That’s where I was going with it. But I’m a bit higher on Misa having watched him extensively. Kid has it all offensively.

If that's the case, he should be the clear 1OA and one of the strongest 1OAs in recent history. Because Macklin was clearly 1OA and is proving to be a strong one so far.

If Sharks are lucky to pick him, he could be an amazing 1W or an elite 2C who would be 1C on many teams, and that's an envious lineup.

I really like Misa at 2 and maybe even pushing for 1, but I'm not sure I see him as that good that he would clearly make Celebrini into the 2C.

All I was saying is that he had the. Capability to do it. Macklin is great, but so is Misa is where I was going with it.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Well said. That’s where I was going with it. But I’m a bit higher on Misa having watched him extensively. Kid has it all offensively.


All I was saying is that he had the. Capability to do it. Macklin is great, but so is Misa is where I was going with it.

I mean, you could make the argument that anyone could be better than anyone because technically anything could happen. A meteor could take out 99.99% of the planet and then I might be one of the best 700 hockey players in North American and get to play in the NHL. The odds of Misa becoming better than Celebrini are not that dramatically slim, but the chance he makes Celebrini the 2C in SJ seem pretty small to me.

 

[Kingpin794]

Yeah I like Misa as much as the next person but wouldn't say he's on the same tier as Celebrini.

 

[Bjorn Le]

Misa is just as if not more dynamic than Celebrini, but Celebrini’s game translates better to the pro game. Misa feasts on lower competition and there will be a big learning curve for him to deal with at the NHL level. Not that Misa is unlikely to handle the curve, but he’s not likely to walk-in to the show and become a 30 goal/near PPG player at 18. Schaefer is similarly high end and looks a bit safer.