Tony DeAngelo’s pass is the only and best option for the New York Rangers

January 31, 2021

There comes a time when no matter how many seconds or third chances you can give someone you need to get on with it. This is exactly what the New York Rangers did on Sunday by placing Tony DeAngelo on waiver.

“Not a single incident”

David Quinn did not specifically speak about the altercation between DeAngelo and Alexandar Georgiev in the tunnel after last night’s loss when asked. Instead, he said, “There are always rumors, I’m not going to respond to rumors. This is not an incident. It is not just one thing.

It was a tough offseason for the 25-year-old defenseman. It started well for him after signing a 2 year contract, but he continued to get more and more in the hot water on social media.

Several times the Rangers had to deal with things he tweeted internally.

However, things started to get worse on the ice as well. He started in the first game when he took an unsportsmanlike penalty for slamming the door to the penalty area and jumping.

According to the latest from Larry Brooks, he states that DeAngelo didn’t react well to being scratched and his body language recently showed it. He also states that if DeAngelo is not claimed, there is a clause in the ABC that Rangers can try to use to terminate his contract.

You can be assured that the AJLNH would intervene immediately on this point.

Bottom line, even though DeAngelo wasn’t wrestling on the ice, this behavior needed to be corrected. The Rangers did it, harshly.

Where do the Rangers go from here?

Forward, really.

DeAngelo was just too much of a distraction for the organization and that can help sort things out to just move on. Really, DeAngelo no longer has a future in New York.

The big question for him is whether he has a future in the NHL. DeAngelo has a long and unfavorable record at this point and the team won’t forget that.

As for the Rangers, they need to see where the dust settles tomorrow. If they claim so, they will have around $ 5 million to improve their defense. Maybe go after Vince Dunn, as many speculate.

They could also sit back and give Anthony Betitto and Libor Hajek a chance to impress. The storm is over, now is the time for calmer seas on the blue line.

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