SAN JOSE >> There was no question that the Sharks were going to select Macklin Celebrini at the NHL Draft in Las Vegas last year when they had the No. 1 overall pick.

Now that the Sharks have the second overall selection going into the first round of the draft this Friday in Los Angeles, the decision is a little less obvious.

With the New York Islanders expected to select defenseman Matthew Schaefer at No. 1, the Sharks will, in all likelihood, choose a center, someone who could — in time — play behind Celebrini on San Jose’s second line.

Whether that’s Michael Misa of the Saginaw Spirit, Swedish-born center Anton Frondell, or someone else entirely, it won’t be known until after 4 p.m. on Friday, with members of the team’s front office and scouting staff having more discussions today and Thursday to finalize the decision, if it hasn’t been made already.“I think we have a pretty good idea of the board right now,” Sharks general manager Mike Grier said Tuesday morning. “But we’ll definitely have some more conversations in the coming days.”

Grier said he hasn’t had any discussions with Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche about trading up to acquire the first overall selection. Turns out, there’s no need, as Darche said earlier Tuesday that he’s not trading the pick, which the Islanders won in the NHL Draft Lottery on May 5.

Nevertheless, the Sharks are still in an ideal spot to add a major difference-maker.

“We kind of have an outline of players we like,” Grier said. “We call it the identity of a Shark, and things that we believe allow players to have success in the National Hockey League.

“We’re looking for kids who are competitive, smart, hard to play against, and obviously, skilled. The skill players stick out. … If they’re smart and competitive, those are kind of things that we kind of gravitate toward.”

The Sharks are slated to pick second and 30th overall in the first round, 33rd and 53rd in the second round, 95th in the third round, 115th and 124th in the fourth round, 150th in the fifth round, and 210th (from New Jersey) in the seventh round.

But the focus right now is on the No. 2 pick, and several analysts have the offensively gifted Misa, 18, as the second-best player available in the draft.

A dual offensive threat to score or distribute, Misa won the CHL’s scoring title this season with 134 points, including 62 goals, in 65 regular-season games with Saginaw.

At 6-foot-2 and 183 pounds, Misa, ranked second among all North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting, has exceptional hockey sense along with being a terrific skater, shooter and passer.

The Sharks had dinner with Misa at the NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo earlier this month.

“I think he’s a worker,” Grier said of Misa. “He’s a serious kid who’s serious about hockey, serious about doing whatever he feels he needs to do to play in the NHL and be successful in the NHL.

“He’s an impressive kid. His season spoke for itself.”

Grier was also impressed with Frondell, and there seems to be a growing feeling that the Sharks are interested in taking the Swedish-born center at No. 2.