SAN JOSE – Center Michael Misa hasn’t made the San Jose Sharks’ opening night roster just yet, but there is little doubt that he has impressed coach Ryan Warsofsky through the first two days of training camp.

Misa, 18, centered a line with William Eklund and Igor Chernyshov during Friday’s scrimmage as the Sharks continued to install their systems with three weeks left before the start of the regular season. So far, Misa, taken second overall by the Sharks at the NHL Draft in June after recording eye-popping numbers in the OHL, seems to be a quick learner.

“He’s probably surprised me the most,” Warsofsky said of Misa. “First year training camp in the National Hockey League, it can be (like a) deer in the headlights. The bright lights are on, the big boys are out there, the pace is high, and he doesn’t really look out of place right now.

“It’s still early, it’s two days, but I think he’s done a really good job.”

Misa said last week, before the start of the Golden State Rookie Faceoff in Anaheim, that he felt he had the offensive game to earn an NHL job out of camp, but that he needed to show the Sharks he could also take care of pucks and be responsible in the defensive zone.

Warsofsky has liked what he has seen from the skilled Misa, who was the CHL’s leading scorer last season with 134 points in 65 games with Saginaw, in that respect as well.

“Some of the defensive drills we did today, he was picking up the concepts pretty quickly,” Warsofsky said. “That was really good to see.”

“It’s going to be an adjustment, for sure,” Misa said about his defense. “Like any young player trying to make the NHL, just bigger players down low, trying to get them up against the wall and stuff like that. But each day I think I’ve been doing a better job of it.”

Warsofsky said he’s been encouraged by what he’s seen from defenseman Sam Dickinson, and forwards Quentin Musty and Carson Wetsch. Dickinson and Wetsch, both drafted last year, joined Misa on Canada’s roster for the World Junior Summer Showcase in July, and Musty, after a challenging final season in the OHL with Sudbury, is in his third camp with the Sharks.

“I think all those guys in year two or three have taken some nice steps,” Warsofsky said.

Dickinson has so far been paired with Vincent Desharnais and has caught the eye of veteran defenseman John Klingberg.

“I didn’t know much about him before,” Klingberg said. “I knew he was obviously a really good player, but just from watching him in the scrimmage (Thursday) and with all the battle drills that you’re doing on the ice, he looks really good. I’m very excited about him, so hopefully we can see more of him.”

The 19-year-old Dickinson, drafted 11th overall by the Sharks in 2024, struggled at times in his first camp with the Sharks last year but appears much more comfortable now.

Since winning the Memorial Cup with the London Knights, Dickinson has added about five pounds of muscle and is now around 215 pounds as he prepares for what he hopes will be his first season in the NHL.

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“Being a year older as well obviously helps,” Dickinson said. “A goal of mine was to get bigger and stronger, to be able to handle the workload and the toughness and the things that come with playing in the NHL. So just through two days of (competing against) bigger guys and that kind of thing, I definitely think it was very beneficial for me.”

Musty has been on a line with Alexander Wennberg and Tyler Toffoli.

“I think we need (Musty) to play a power forward type of hockey game, and that’s what he’s done,” Warsofsky said. “He’s been really good without the puck.”

If Misa and Dickinson begin the season in San Jose and are on track to play more than nine NHL games this year, the first year of their entry-level deals would begin. The Sharks would then exceed the 50-contract limit by one and general manager Mike Grier would have to trade one of those contracts to remain compliant.

“I think that’s a kind of a bridge we’ll cross when we get there,” Grier said. “We’ll have to move a contract at some point if both those guys are ready.”