Confirmed Signing with Link: [ANA] Sonny Milano signs extension (2 years, $1.7M AAV)

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[Ctrain2k]

Surprised he got this much considering he wasn’t even an NHLer last year, but seems like a good deal.

 

[Kevin Musto]

A tad too much.

1.25M would have made more sense.

 

[cheesymc]

Overpayment especially since Bob would fight tooth and nail to save 50k or less but hold a grudge and trade the player within the same year (ie. Wisneski... or more recently Ritchie).

I categorize Milano as another Sprong so I’m not sure why he would do this... smells of desperation for offense.

 

[Sparksrus3]

Surprised he got this much considering he wasn’t even an NHLer last year, but seems like a good deal.

Sonny Milano made them an offer they couldn’t refuse.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Overpayment especially since Bob would fight tooth and nail to save 50k or less but hold a grudge and trade the player within the same year (ie. Wisneski... or more recently Ritchie).

I categorize Milano as another Sprong so I’m not sure why he would do this... smells of desperation for offense.

lmao, Milano was/is more talented than Ritchie

 

[Byrral]

Capitalism at it's finest. Good for you Sonny.

 

[Mickey the mouse]

if he gets rid of his arrogance and just plays hockey this contract will be a steal

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Wow shocked he got 1.7 a year for a couple seasons. Overpay forsure for how little he has done

Alot of average/below average RFAs around the league are happy to see this deal though!

 

[dracom]

I'm shocked how many people are actually criticizing this small deal lol.

 

[Hostile Offer]

Seattle bound.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

This all goes back to the 2nd round pick Anaheim traded to Edmonton for Andrew Cogliano, Anaheim would eventually re-sign Cogliano and keep him around a long time and then after a disappointing season with noticable decline they trade him to Dallas for Devin Shore and then a year later Devin Shore is traded for Sonny Milano.

At the time the Ducks traded Cogliano he was age 32 in the first year of a 3 year contract for a total of 9.75mil - 3.25mil per year, they got themselves out of a bad contract by swapping him for Shore and then swapped Shore for an even younger Milano who they now re-signed for 1.7mil per year for 2 seasons.
5 points in 9 games for the Ducks, Milano is a upgrade over Cogliano/Shore at half the price.

 

[Vitto79]

Too much maybe but they have the cap space to gamble on a young guy

 

[Kshahdoo]

He's obviously talented, but plays way bellow his talent. There is always a chance, he starts to play as he can, though, and money isn't that big.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

I'm shocked how many people are actually criticizing this small deal lol.

He had arb rights and still gets 1M below the league average salary, it's not exactly a huge show of faith.

 

[TGWL]

He was on pace for 34 points over 82 games. If that's what he brings, then it's a slight overpay. If he bumps his production to 40 point pace, this is a good contract.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

This is basically the exact same contract that AA should have signed for without hassle prior to his 2y/3M extension. It's almost like a bog standard RFA contract for this level of player.

 

[Static]

He was on pace for 34 points over 82 games. If that's what he brings, then it's a slight overpay. If he bumps his production to 40 point pace, this is a good contract.

Players who play at a 0.5 PPG pace make far more than 1.7 million. Usually, players who score 35 points a year make more than that as well.

 

[TGWL]

Players who play at a 0.5 PPG pace make far more than 1.7 million. Usually, players who score 35 points a year make more than that as well.

Typically, yeah. But this is off his ELC, so sometimes it's a little less than what a player expects at 30-40 points.

 

[Xoggz22]

That deal has a chance to work out very well for ANA. If not, it's not crippling and low risk. Sonny has a ton of skill. If any effort across the Red Line (backwards) is shown, he would be well worth that. He has a chance to be a very good PP guy and 35-40 pt players get a lot more than $1.7MM. Not an awful deal and pretty low risk. He has some work to do though.

 

[lwvs84]

That deal has a chance to work out very well for ANA. If not, it's not crippling and low risk. Sonny has a ton of skill. If any effort across the Red Line (backwards) is shown, he would be well worth that. He has a chance to be a very good PP guy and 35-40 pt players get a lot more than $1.7MM. Not an awful deal and pretty low risk. He has some work to do though.

I think this exactly. The Ducks don't need the cap space (and can LTIR Kes if needed). If Milano works out, this is a good contract. Hopefully management's faith in him (slightly overpaying him) leads to Milano working hard off the ice and coming back improved. If he doesn't and he regresses to a non-NHL player, then his cap hit won't hurt the rebuilding Ducks the next couple of years and he can be exposed in the expansion draft or walk after the contract.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Looked good for Anaheim when he got there. Has so much game breaking skill and it will be very interesting to see if he can unlock his potential with a coach who will let him run free. Rooting for him

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Looked good for Anaheim when he got there. Has so much game breaking skill and it will be very interesting to see if he can unlock his potential with a coach who will let him run free. Rooting for him

Yeah completely forgot the difference in coach types. Eakins is more for letting the players be free & develop their game while our previous coach was more like Torts.
I'm not convinced Eakins will be a good playoff coach when the Ducks are ready in several years from now because he's too nice of a guy but since they are rebuilding Eakins is the right coach.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Doesn’t feel like cap is going to be a big deal for the next three seasons so paying a little extra to a young guy isn’t a bad use of assets. If he performs well and it comes re-signing time he may remember this