Michael Misa Media Availability: San Jose Sharks Training Camp Day 2
your takeways from the first days, a couple days of camp. Yeah, it’s been great. Um, you know, fastpaced, really competitive. Um, you know, hard practices, but um, yeah, like I said, it’s competitive out there and yeah, I feel good. Kind of what you expected, I guess, coming in. Definitely. Yeah. Um, you know, a lot of older guys, um, stronger, faster, just to that next level. So, um, you know, It’s been a bit of an adjustment, but um just trying to feel more comfortable each day. You still staying with tool during camp or do they have you in a hotel? I know sometimes with younger guys they put him at a hotel. I’m at the hotel. Yeah, I was going to say did you did you talk to Tyler at all maybe before the first day maybe look for advice or talk to anybody that you know was maybe one of these camps before for some guys? Um not really to be honest. Kind of just you know went into it with a positive mindset. um you know, just trying to do my thing out there and um but you know, throughout the days and stuff, there’s obviously so many guys you can talk to and um you know, that’s what’s good about this team. Everyone’s um you know, super nice, welcoming. So, it’s been good so far. With the Sharks draft pick, obviously M being, you know, number one center, franchise center, you being a center, Smith, Will Smith drafted as a center now looks like he’s going to play wing. When you when you hear about that or talk about that maybe with coaching staff as something that’s like, okay, like play my natural position, do everything I can to make the team. Does that do anything for your psyche when you’re out there trying to make the deep? Yeah, I mean like I feel like I’m playing my best when I’m down the middle. Um, you know, that’s what I’m most comfortable with. So, um, you know, going forward, I hope to stay there and, um, yeah. Who you roaming with? Uh, Ken one. Oh, okay. Yeah. Want to ask you in terms of just how you’re handling just the pace of play? Obviously, this is an elevated pace from with face off. So, how are you handling that? Um, yeah, I mean, uh, definitely faster pace. I think it just it pushes you to, you know, keep up and, um, you know, I think for me just always, uh, trying to stay as fast as I can. Um, I think it’s important to, you know, build speed early and, um, you know, to help you keep up with some of those guys up there. That pass you made to in the scrimmage just now, the goal scoring one, is that something that builds your confidence or is that more like you already have that confidence like you feel like you you handle the pace or you can handle the pace that right now. Yeah. Um you know like I said earlier um I think each day I’m feeling more comfortable. Um you know I think the confidence is always there. You know I believe in myself but um yeah that’s all I can say. And on the defensive side how do you think you’re doing for that because obviously at any level center right the defensive responsibility is so important. Yeah, it’s um going to be an adjustment for sure. Like um any any you know young player trying to make the NHL um just bigger players down low trying to you know get them up against the wall and stuff like that. But um you know each day I think I’ve been doing a better job of it and um you know it’s something I still I’m going to continue to learn. So that’s why there’s a lot of older guys in the team for me to take advice from and learn from. So um yeah. Any of those older guys or coaching staff give you any pointers so far? Yeah, all of them. Morzo, um all the assistant coaches, um older guys on the team has been great. Um like there’s so many people around the rink you can just ask for advice and you know they’re going to give it to you. So anything specific on the ice like that you know for you to work on you know the next couple weeks here? Um I think everything. I’m going to be honest. Uh for for me I want to get better at everything. Push myself. um you know coming coming with a purpose of stuff I want to get better at each day in terms of skating shooting uh defensive game like any anything. So um yeah what are you looking for maybe like let’s say you get into the game Sunday just kind of you know similar to not planning to like slowly get into it but just what what do you want to do like when you get in that game situation to like maybe not overwhelm yourself what chip and chase what’s what kind of gets you into a game if you will um yeah I mean answer that the first part just get involved some way. Um whether that’s lay a hit, get the puck on your stick, make a play. Um you know, but ultimately, um I want to win the game. That that’s the the main objective of Sunday. And um you know, I’m going to try to do whatever I can to help help the team win. When you skate with guys familiar you are with with Cherish, how much does that chemistry help just maybe try to build it together, right? You guys are trying to make the team together. Is that something that you guys can kind of rally behind us as almost an extra another piece of motivation. Yeah. Um like you said, that that chemistry, it’s it’s nice to have with him. Um you know, I think it’s been there over the last year and um coming here, it’s it’s nice to have a teammate like that from Sageno and um someone that I know well can connect with and um you know, I’ve got the chance to play with him the last, you know, week or so and he’s on my line the last couple days. So, it’s been nice. Yeah. I know during these training camps a lot of times there’s some team bonding exercises. I don’t know if you guys have had a time yet, but how have you started? Like you may be away from hockey, just the city of Santa City. You’ve been here a few times now. You’ve been in the area for a little while. What have you thought about just the area of San? Yeah. Um, can’t complain. It’s been it’s been good. Uh, they got us at the Hilton. So, um, downtown there’s there’s a couple nice restaurants around there and then, you know, you drive 10 minutes, you got Santana Road just around the corner. Um, great weather obviously. Um, so yeah, that’s it’s been nothing but it. Is there a spot for you? Go spot. Well, I’ve been going to I think it’s Eel Ferno. I think that’s Eel. Yeah, that that one. We’ve we’ve gone there like three times now. That’s just it’s right around the corner. Nice Italian food. It’s it’s been good. Um Yeah. And Michael, you’ve been playing with um Sheroff and also Eklan for the last two days. How has playing with Ekki kind of made you adjust your game um in this training camp this uh this year? I mean, I think it’s it’s pretty easy to play with someone like that. I don’t know who wouldn’t want to play with him. He’s he’s fast, creative, um you know, makes plays all over the ice. So, for me, it’s just been uh trying to keep up with him because how fast he is and um you know, he sees the ice so well. So, yeah, it’s been fun to play with him. Waro had some um I’ve seen some feedback for you center ice during camp. Um what has it been like, you know, working under head coach Ryan Rossi? It’s been great. Um you know, anytime he’s given you advice, you just listen and do what he says. I mean, um, there’s been times already out there at practice where he’s given me good advice and, um, you know, along with all the coaching staff. So, it’s nice to, you know, get advice and stuff you can work on, um, coming to camp here. Has any of this any part of this just been felt overwhelming at all or or has it felt like, okay, I I’m not out of place here? I I feel like I’m I can I belong here kind of thing? Is that how do you kind of feel about just that for you know, is it has it been overwhelming? Is that kind of fair to say or? Not. I mean, I I’m more just having fun. Like, it’s been a fun, you know, couple weeks that I’ve been here already. Now we’re into main camp. It’s It’s nothing but, you know, just having fun, working hard. Um, yeah, that’s about it. The season opener is about three weeks here. Do you do you allow yourself to think about what it would be like for you to be in the lineup opening night and sold out building and went against the Vegas Golden Knights first time? Do you kind allow yourself to think about that possibility at all? Not really. I mean, it’s like you said, three weeks away. There’s a lot of time between then and now. Um, you know, I’m not on the team yet, so um it’s there’s still three weeks for me to try to prove myself and, you know, try and try and make the team. So, what have you learned about taking face off so far? Um, the the man grip that’s just everyone’s so much stronger on their stick. So, um it’s it’s definitely more challenging than the OHL for sure, but um that’s why you got coaches, older guys to help you with that that those face off. So, yeah. All right. Thank
Michael Misa takes questions from the media.
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