Confirmed with Link: [ANA/CBJ] Devin Shore for Sonny Milano
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MMC
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The Duck Knight
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Called this yesterday after Commie said Milano to Anaheim. It's a big skill upgrade. I like this as the best move BM made today.
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Milano is kinda hopefully kase replacement, heinen replaces ritchie... i think i like it overall.
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Deuce22
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Milano has more of an offensive and skill upside than Shore, and Heinen has more of an offensive upside and is better defensively than Ritchie. With Comtois knocking on the door of the NHL, it made sense to move Ritchie who took too many years and did not reach his potential here. I think Anaheim did very well. Cleared a lot of role players who under-performed and kept their core intact and added some picks in the process.
ShadowDuck
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Wasn’t Milano the one with off-ice issues? Don’t have much hope he’ll work out here after Sprongs failure
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Dirk316
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This is the only trade Murray made that i dont have a problem with as Shore is as useless as it gets
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Best thing about him is he can play any forward position but he's not really good at anything.
He plays hard, gives an honest effort. Loved in the locker room. He will go to the net. Other than that, he's probably replacement level in just about everything. He's an NHL player, at least.
Mentioned on the MB that he's a decent stickhandler and skater that gets involved in the play. But for the most part he's a typical warm body depth guy who's neither a net positive nor net negative. He's just...there.
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He's a pretty good skater who can fill in anywhere, but he's probably going to be a net zero type guy. He won't really help but he's not a liability.
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So they traded the teams best Italian in Cogliano for Shore then trade Shore for Milano. I like this trade.
We could've traded for Alyssa to be team mom for all I care if it meant shipping out Shore.
Super low risk with high upside trade. Like Sprong has defensive issues but I see much better awareness on both sides of the ice and way more personality. He can do some flashy stuff with the puck, so if nothing else we got a fun player to watch for the rest of the season.
eternalbedhead
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Honestly, I don't get the Sprong comparisons for this reason, either. Milano isn't good defensively, but he's considerably better than Sprong, and on the offensive side of the puck he brings a MUCH more rounded skill-set; Sprong was a one-trick pony with a good shot and no hockey IQ. For Shore? I love this trade.
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Hopefully Milano doesn't put in the lack of effort in a 200ft game like Sprong.
Sprong isn't tearing up the AHL and those who watch him says he doesn't put in effort to play defense. Sprong has wheels similar or faster than Kase, but Sprong doesn't put in work like Kase on the ice. Sometimes, a player dictates his own treatment. I was a huge Sprong fan all off-season until you read AHL game reviews.
Milano seems like a more well rounded player than Sprong.
