11-17-2024, 02:34 PM
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Franchise Player
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Brock Otten who closely follows the OHL released his preliminary top 50 OHL prospects and has Misa, Schaefer, and Martone as his top 3 in that order:
https://ohlprospects.blogspot.com/20...nhl-draft.html
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1. Michael Misa - Center - Saginaw Spirit
As of writing this, Misa leads the OHL in both overall scoring and goal scoring. Simply put, he’s been the best player in the OHL this year, finally emerging as the dynamic and consistent play driver he was drafted to be (as an exceptional status player). Coming into the year, the criticism among scouts was fairly consistent, they wanted to see him step out of the shadows as a complementary piece with Saginaw to be the team’s primary offensive catalyst. He’s answered that call. So why is Misa my number one in an incredibly strong, top heavy crop from the region? I love Misa’s overall game and the way that it projects to the NHL. People speak about Porter Martone’s complete game as being the reason that he should be a first overall candidate, but I’d actually argue that Misa’s attention to detail, competitiveness, and two-way game is more consistent than Martone's. He’s one of the league’s best two-way players and with added strength, we’re seeing him more dialed and effective physically. There’s absolutely no question in my mind that he can stick down the middle as an NHL center. With improvements made to every part of his game, Misa is a serious contender to supplant James Hagens as a potential first overall selection…at least in my opinion. He does everything Hagens can do, but is bigger and more consistent off the puck.
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