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• Capitals' Sonny Milano: Moved to LTIR

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Milano (upper body) was shifted to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports. 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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• Capitals' Sonny Milano: Without clear timeline

  10D ago • By RotoWire

  Milano (upper body) remains without a definitive recovery timeline, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports Wednesday. Head coach Spencer Carbery didn't have a real update on Milano, so at this point, the winger should probably be considered out indefinitely. Even once cleared to play, the New York native's path to minutes is going to be muddy, especially with the team acquiring Lars Eller from the Penguins on Tuesday. Don't be surprised if Milano ends up on waivers for the purpose of reassigning him to the minors once cleared to play.

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• Capitals' Sonny Milano: Placed on injured reserve

  13D ago • By RotoWire

  Milano (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site. Milano missed Friday's contest versus the Penguins. He has been a healthy scratch on nine occasions this season and has played in three games with nary a point. Jakub Vrana is expected to remain in the lineup with Milano out of action.

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• Capitals' Sonny Milano: Not playing Friday

  15D ago • By RotoWire

  Milano will miss Friday's game versus Washington with an upper-body injury, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports. Milano played in the last two games after being a healthy scratch nine games in a row. The bottom-six forward has yet to pick up a point in three games this season. Look for Jakub Vrana to re-enter the lineup in Milano's absence.

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• Capitals' Sonny Milano: Frequent healthy scratch

  22D ago • By RotoWire

  Milano was scratched for the eighth time in nine games when he sat out Thursday's 6-3 win over the Canadiens. Milano hasn't played since Opening Night, when he logged a meager 5:52 of ice time and took a minus-3 rating. The 28-year-old winger had 15 goals and 23 points over 49 regular-season games in 2023-24, a campaign that was interrupted multiple times by injuries and illnesses. With the Capitals off to a 7-2-0 start, Milano may be waiting a while for his next opportunity to compete for a spot in the lineup.

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