Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke — Imagn Images [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/093ec7e2-bf6f-410e-975c-5fd6a6ef14d4.jpeg] Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke — Imagn Images ARLINGTON, V.A. — The Washington Capitals are expecting to have Sonny Milano back on the ice for the start of training camp. General manager Chris Patrick said he spoke with Milano earlier this offseason and that the forward is feeling good and is ready to begin his usual offseason regimen. "He's preparing to be a player for us at training camp," Patrick said. "He was doing some offseason traveling, and he's going to get back and get skating as little earlier than he normally does. He's excited, he's ready to go." Milano, who struggled in training camp, appeared in just three games last season and was a minus-3 before suffering an upper-body injury in November that held him out for months. As he neared a return, he suffered another setback on the ice, which ultimately held him out for the rest of the regular season. The injury is believed to be concussion-related. The 29-year-old had 15 goals and eight assists in 49 games back in 2023-24, and over 116 games with the Capitals in the last three years, has 26 goals and 30 assists for 56 points. Having Milano healthy and available for the start of the regular season gives Washington more flexibility and options up front as the team looks to bolster its secondary scoring and find some stability on the bottom-6. However, he will face heavy competition; Anthony Beauvillier re-signed for two years, and the Capitals also brought in Justin Sourdif this summer and expect him to play full-time in the NHL. Not only that, but Ivan Miroshnichenko, Andrew Cristall and a number of prospects are looking to make the full-time NHL jump.
