Sonny Milano

Sonny Milano

28-Year-Old Left WingLW
Washington Capitals
IR-LT
Injury Upper Body
Est. Return 12/3/2024
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Milano has always been a strong shooter, but he was fantastic last season with 15 goals on 50 shots (30 percent) last season, a rate that isn't close to sustainable. Still, it was his third straight season with 10-plus goals, and he averaged 0.50 points per game during that stretch despite mostly being stuck in a bottom-six role. The 28-year-old winger is slated for similar duties next year with the Capitals but should handle power-play work once again. Thus, Milano maintains usage in deeper formats. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year, $5.7 million contract extension with the Capitals in February of 2023.
Moved to LTIR
LWWashington Capitals
Upper Body
November 20, 2024
Milano (upper body) was shifted to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports.
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Milano remains without a clear recovery timeline -- though this move will keep him out for at least the rest of November -- and the team could use the cap space now that Alex Ovechkin (lower leg) was placed on injured reserve. Even once cleared to play, the 28-year-old Milano was struggling to get into the lineup ahead of Jakub Vrana, so don't be surprised if Milano ends up on waivers or even in the minors later in the campaign.
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    7:13
  • Average Power Play TOI:
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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From a camp cut with the Flames to a three-year extension after proving himself with the Capitals, Milano saw the lowest and highest the NHL can offer in 2022-23. Overall, his 33 points in 64 games ended up being similar to the 34-point effort he managed a year before with the Ducks. When the Capitals are healthy, Milano is nothing more than a third-liner, but he's a capable fill in if other left wingers get hurt -- and that's a very realistic possibility, given Washington signed Max Pacioretty this summer. Milano could push for a 40-point campaign this year if he can stay in the lineup and earn some extra power-play time, so he's a fringe option in standard fantasy formats.
Milano played 55 games between the Blue Jackets and the Ducks last year, producing a career-best 23 points. The 16th overall pick from 2014 never figured it out in Columbus, but he'll look to become an integral part of the Ducks' rebuild in 2020-21. Milano projects to see top-six usage for the first time in his career, which could make his track record as a 25-to-30 point player more sustainable even while being part of a lackluster offense. Fantasy managers shouldn't expect too much physicality or non-scoring production from the winger, but his scoring potential has some value in deeper formats.
The 16th overall pick in the 2014 draft has made strides with his defensive awareness and two-way game, but Milano still remains primarily an offensive player, as evidenced by his eye-popping 20.3 percent shooting in his first extended NHL action. The 22-year-old prides himself on being able to exploit any tiny chink in a goalie's armor from nearly any spot in the attacking zone, but until he earns coach John Tortorella's full trust on the other 140 feet of the rink, Milano will have a hard time climbing into a prominent spot on the depth chart.
Milano is on the brink of a substantial role in the NHL. The Blue Jackets nabbed him with the 16th overall pick in the 2014 draft, and he’s fashioned 83 points (32 goals, 51 assists) in 127 AHL games for Springfield and Lake Erie/Cleveland over the past three seasons. A fleet-footed winger with first-rate stickhandling ability, Milano has appeared in seven NHL games to date but his garnering a full-time role largely depends on how well he can tighten up his defensive play. Still, Milano remains a quality speculative pick in redraft leagues, and he’s long been keeper material.
Milano has great pedigree as the No. 16 overall pick in 2014 and a fine scorer for both the U.S. National Under-18 Team and the OHL's Plymouth Whalers in past seasons, but his first campaign in the AHL was a little slow -- 14 goals and 31 points in 54 games. He did, however, get a three-game stint with Columbus, notching his first NHL point in that span. Milano will probably spend much of this season developing in the AHL ranks, leaving his value restricted mostly to keeper formats.
Milano was a bright spot for the otherwise largely brutal Plymouth Whalers of the OHL last year, as the spectacularly talented youngster led his team in points (by 17!) despite playing only 50 of 68 regular-season contests thanks to the two facial fractures he sustained in a prospects game during the Jackets' training camp. His total of 22 goals and 68 points doesn't jump off the page by junior hockey standards, but it's legitimately possible that he was the only player on that team with an NHL future. His more immediate future will most likely be a season spent mostly with AHL Springfield, where he picked up five assists in a 10-game sample at the end of last year.
The 16th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Milano's game is pure offense at this point, but he brings an electricity to that end of the rink that few prospects possess. He'll need to learn to find his way around in his own zone before he'll earn a place on a Blue Jackets' roster built to play a relentless, end-to-end style, but if he does round out his game, Milano's speed and top-shelf skill could provide a fantasy windfall.
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Without clear timeline
LWWashington Capitals
Upper Body
November 13, 2024
Milano (upper body) remains without a definitive recovery timeline, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports Wednesday.
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Placed on injured reserve
LWWashington Capitals
Upper Body
November 9, 2024
Milano (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
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Not playing Friday
LWWashington Capitals
Upper Body
November 8, 2024
Milano will miss Friday's game versus Washington with an upper-body injury, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
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Frequent healthy scratch
LWWashington Capitals
October 31, 2024
Milano was scratched for the eighth time in nine games when he sat out Thursday's 6-3 win over the Canadiens.
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Suiting up Friday
LWWashington Capitals
April 26, 2024
Milano (undisclosed) will be in action against the Rangers for Game 3 on Friday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
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Slow start in camp
LWWashington Capitals
September 29, 2024
Milano has gotten off to a slow start this preseason, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
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Per Capitals coach Spencer Carbery, Milano "needs to ramp it up" before the start of the regular season. While the winger's roster spot appears safe heading into the season, he could see a diminished role early in the year. Milano tallied a career-high 15 goals and 23 points in 49 games last season.
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