Why hasn't Michael Misa signed his ELC with the Sharks?

2025 NHL Draft | Bruce Bennett/GettyImages Over the course of the summer, many top prospects from the 2025 draft have signed their entry-level contracts or, at the very least, committed to playing in the NCAA. In fact, this is the case for 8 of the 10 top picks from this year. The two that haven’t? Caleb Desnoyers has not signed, but after undergoing wrist surgery, he is expected to return to the QMJHL this season, so there is no rush to get him under contract until the end of the season. The other is the Sharks' own Michael Misa.

Misa’s case is much more complicated. On the surface, one would assume he is unsigned for the intention to play in the NCAA next season, or at least keep that…