SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks rookies Michael Misa and Sam Dickinson will have to wait to make their respective NHL debuts.
Misa and Dickinson, first-round draft choices who cracked the Sharks’ 23-man roster to start the regular season, will both be healthy scratches Thursday when the Sharks host the Vegas Golden Knights in their season-opening game.
Misa, a center, was not on any of the Sharks’ four forward lines for Thursday’s morning skate at the team’s practice facility. Dickinson, as he has been in practice this week, was on the Sharks’ fourth defense pair with Vincent Desharnais.
Misa was taken second overall by the Sharks at the NHL Draft in June, and Dickinson was taken 11th overall by San Jose last year.
Thursday’s game starts a three-game homestand by the Sharks, who host the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday and the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.
Those games could be a better opportunity for Misa and Dickinson to play in their first NHL games, as a big, heavy, Stanley Cup-contending team like the Golden Knights might not give those players the best chance at success.
Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said he understands the fans’ disappointment in not seeing two of the team’s top prospects in the lineup right away, but added, “We’re going to do what’s best for our team.
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“We’re going to put the lineup out there that prepares us to win a hockey game tonight,” he added. “(Dickinson and Misa) are going to play. We know that, and trust me, they’re not going to be out all season or for a long period of time. They’re going to play. They’re going to help our team now and in the future.
“We understand that this is a tough team in the Vegas Golden Knights, experienced, fast, physical, big, long, and we’d be asking young players to step in after playing a lot of hockey in training camp and what have you. So they’ll play. This is the lineup I’m going to go with.”
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