Summer Synopsis: San Jose Sharks

With training camps now just a couple of weeks away, the bulk of the heavy lifting has been done from a roster perspective.  Most unrestricted free agents have found new homes, the arbitration period has come and gone, and the trade market has cooled.  Accordingly, it’s a good time to take a look at what each team has accomplished this offseason.  Next up is a look at San Jose.

Expectations weren’t particularly high for the Sharks heading into last season as their extended rebuild continued with their struggles to land another top draft pick.  This summer saw GM Mike Grier be quite active overall, although expectations for the upcoming season will once again be low, as the bulk of their summer activity was adding short-term veterans who could potentially be flipped later in the season.

Draft

1-2 – F Michael Misa, Saginaw (OHL)
1-30 – G Joshua Ravensbergen, Prince George (WHL)
2-33 – D Haoxi Wang, Oshawa (OHL)
2-53 – F Cole McKinney, U.S. U18 (NTDP)
3-95 – F Teddy Mutryn, Chicago (USHL)
4-115 – D Ilyas Magomedsultanov, Yaroslavl (MHL)
4-124 – D Zack Sharp, Western Michigan (NCHC)
5-150 – F Max Heise, Penticton (BCHL)
7-210 – F Richard Gallant, U.S. U18 (NTDP)

Arguably the best forward, if not the best player, heading into the 2025 NHL Draft, Misa adds to an already elite group of Sharks forward prospects. In his third season with the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit, Misa recorded 62 goals and 134 points in 65 games with a +45 rating. Displaying a skating ability reminiscent of former MVP Nathan MacKinnon, San Jose could have one of the scariest forward cores in the league with Misa, Celebrini, and Smith headlining.

Despite having mixed results throughout the 2024-25 season, Ravensbergen is a prototypical goalie prospect, standing at 6’5″ and having the movement between the pipes as if he’s a foot shorter. Throughout his rookie campaign with the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Ravensbergen managed a 26-4-1 record in 38 games with a .907 SV% and 2.46 GAA, along with six shutouts. Although it’s difficult to project him as a consistent threat for the Vezina Trophy, Ravensbergen has the size and ability to be an above-average netminder at the NHL level.

Outside of their top two selections, the Sharks’ next four picks are all projected to play NHL minutes throughout their careers. It’s a fool’s errand to accurately project the players beyond the first four rounds in any year of the draft, but most pundits consider San Jose’s…