Confirmed Signing with Link: [WSH] F Sonny Milano signs with the Capitals (1 year, $750k)

[MMC]

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[TheRarestDangles]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Not sure what to make of it, but hopefully he can fill in if/when the injuries mount.

 

[MMC]

 

[JoeSakic13]

One way? Interesting. Glad this guy is getting another shot though!

 

[seafoam]

He has a good season with the Ducks, he should get another nice opportunity.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Mrfenn92]

Good depth signing

 

[SherVaughn30]

I don't understand sending him down to Hershey. 34 pt player last season. He easily could be picked up on waivers. Send McMichael down as he's waiver exempt and let him cook racking up points playing 20 min a night for the Bears. Scratching McMichael does no good for this development.

One way? Interesting. Glad this guy is getting another shot though!

Why did the Ducks let him go?

 

[SI90]

Great depth signing and bargain contract. Kind of surprised he didn’t get with a team over the summer on a deal. I know he was with CGY on a PTO. Not sure how he looked in pre season. He’s talented and had a solid year last year. Low risk signing for the Caps.

 

[MMC]

I don't understand sending him down to Hershey. 34 pt player last season. He easily could be picked up on waivers. Send McMichael down as he's waiver exempt and let him cook racking up points playing 20 min a night for the Bears. Scratching McMichael does no good for this development.


Why did the Ducks let him go?

Because he’s terrible

 

[SherVaughn30]

Because he’s terrible

Terrible players don't put up 34 points in a season. Are you saying he's terrible because he doesn't play a 2-way game?

 

[MMC]

Terrible players don't put up 34 points in a season. Are you saying he's terrible because he doesn't play a 2-way game?

I’m saying he’s terrible because he’s a net negative 90% of the time he’s on the ice

32 GMs didn’t think he was good enough to open the season with their team, and still don’t, he only finally got signed because a team lost 2 call up options in the same day

 

[Rubi]

He didn't show much in his PTO with the Flames so I'm a little surprised at him getting a one way contract.

 

[Backlund]

Great depth signing and bargain contract. Kind of surprised he didn’t get with a team over the summer on a deal. I know he was with CGY on a PTO. Not sure how he looked in pre season. He’s talented and had a solid year last year. Low risk signing for the Caps.

Useless. At least in the games I saw.

 

[Drake1588]

As the beat writer noted, there's no real mystery here. They lost two guys unexpectedly on waivers and want to replenish that pool. It's less a real plan to have him play many NHL minutes than it's intended to give the Bears help and add another guy with NHL experience to the first, second, third call-up depth chart.

The one-way contract is designed to discourage anyone from claiming him off waivers. A liability at the NHL level, he'll be a solid producer in the AHL and help insulate others, aiding with development of genuine prospects cooking down there.

 

[SlyIslands]

I don't understand sending him down to Hershey. 34 pt player last season. He easily could be picked up on waivers. Send McMichael down as he's waiver exempt and let him cook racking up points playing 20 min a night for the Bears. Scratching McMichael does no good for this development.


Why did the Ducks let him go?

Why would anyone claim him on waivers? He was a free agent.

 

[DFF]

Must be desperate

I don't understand sending him down to Hershey. 34 pt player last season. He easily could be picked up on waivers. Send McMichael down as he's waiver exempt and let him cook racking up points playing 20 min a night for the Bears. Scratching McMichael does no good for this development.

Talking about Milano without knowing Milano

 

[SML2]

Delete

 

[KingsFan7824]

The Rich Evans?

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Terrible players don't put up 34 points in a season. Are you saying he's terrible because he doesn't play a 2-way game?

There are plenty of depth guys, AHLers etc who could probably put up similar numbers if you stapled them to Zegras for the better part of a year, or in a similar situation on another bad team. But that's not enough production for someone who is completely flakey in their defensive and overall game. He essentially carries himself like a star first line scoring forward, but hasn't and likely won't ever be on that level of production.

There was a span at the start of the season where it looked like he was perhaps starting to figure it out. Playing more of an honest, hardworking support role. Making the right decisions with pucks and getting after it on the forecheck with his speed. But then just seemed to fall back into old ways.

There are plenty of them out there, Ho Sang being a very good recent example, guys who have more than enough talent to play in the league and even produce, but coaches will always prefer a hardworking and reliable 25-30 point guy over a flakey 40 pointer.

 

[Prairie Habs]

The Rich Evans?

Glad I'm not the only one stuck on that detail

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Terrible players don't put up 34 points in a season. Are you saying he's terrible because he doesn't play a 2-way game?

Dude, Sonny, you just aren’t that good, it’s ok, let it go.

Seriously though, I’d say 34 points ain’t great for a top 6, and he hasn’t figured out the style for bottom 6. He’s a fringe top 6er, him and Vesey. Bjork too, except without the modicum of talent, so idk what the f*** he’s doing out there, but I digress.

 

[Booba]

Terrible players don't put up 34 points in a season. Are you saying he's terrible because he doesn't play a 2-way game?

Last season from February 22 to April 29 : 27GP 3G 2A 5PTS

 

[steveat]

I think he overplayed his hand and wanted more money that the QO that Anaheim was going give him. If Mialno said "ya, I'm good with 750k"...I'm 100% that he'd be with the Ducks.