Very Controversial Player Has Signed A Contract With Metropolitan Division Team And Placed On Re-Entry Waivers
In one of the most shocking and controversial signings of the season, Tony DeAngelo is coming back to the NHL, and it will be with a Metropolitan Division team.
A Metropolitan Division team has just signed defenceman Tony DeAngelo to a one-year contract for the remainder of the 2024-25 season, and he will be placed on re-entry waivers as well.
The 29-year-old from Sewell, NJ hasn't played in the NHL at all this season, but scored six goals and 26 assists over 34 games with the KHL's St. Petersburg SKA.
New York Islanders look to make a playoff push
Now that DeAngelo will be joining the Islanders, this might be a sign that the team is trying to beef up for a playoff push.
DeAngelo appeared in 31 games with the Carolina Hurricanes last season, scoring three goals and eight assists. He also added two assists in nine playoff games.
He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning, 19th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft, and has tallied 48 goals and 162 assists over 371 career games with the Arizona Coyotes, New York Rangers, Hurricanes, and Philadelphia Flyers.
DeAngelo has one goal and 12 assists in 26 career playoff games. The Islanders are in last place in the Metropolitan Division with an abysmal 19-20-7 record.
DeAngelo generated little interest on the open market last summer after completing a one-year, $1.675 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
He reportedly approached the Oilers about a professional tryout shortly before training camp, but the interest wasn't there.
DeAngelo then signed a one-year deal to head to Russia for the first time, a move that had been rumored for much of the second half of the offseason.
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