"In an interview with RG Media published on October 1, Misa had this to say about how Tavares influenced his game coming up through the minors: "In terms of modeling my game, I think it's a bit like John Tavares and a mix of, I want to say, Patrice Bergeron. Just two reliable centremen that are obviously incredible players, and just trying to watch them a lot and model my game after them.""
"Interestingly, Misa also credits former Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron as an influence. Bergeron has been widely regarded as the best defensive center of his generation. Bergeron won six Selke Trophies as the NHL's best defensive forward. Tavares, meanwhile, was the first-overall pick of the 2009 NHL Draft. He went on to become captain of the New York Islanders before joining the Maple Leafs. He captained the Leafs for five seasons before passing the torch to Auston Matthews."
Michael Misa, the second-overall pick in this summer's NHL Draft, credits John Tavares and Patrice Bergeron as models for his two-way centre game. He studies Tavares' play and Bergeron's defensive reliability while developing as a reliable centreman. Bergeron earned six Selke Trophies for defensive excellence. Tavares was the first-overall pick in 2009, captained the New York Islanders, then captained the Toronto Maple Leafs for five seasons before handing the captaincy to Auston Matthews. Misa named Mitch Marner as his favorite player growing up and hopes to make the Sharks roster and face Marner on Opening Night.
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