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Tony DeAngelo put on waivers by Rangers

By Ian Oland

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January 31, 2021 12:52 pm

The New York Rangers put right wing defenseman Tony DeAngelo on waivers in a shocking, but not all that surprising move on Sunday.

DeAngelo, 25, received votes for the Norris Trophy last season after tallying 53 points (15g, 38a) in 68 games last season. He is currently signed to a two-year, $9.6 million contract.

DeAngelo has struggled to re-insurrectionist his form from last year posting only one point, an assist, in six games. DeAngelo has also been scratched several games.

There were also rumors (see this thread) that DeAngelo got involved in an altercation with goaltender Alexander Georgiev after last night’s game, where he was on the ice for four of five Penguins goals. In overtime, Georgiev didn’t play the puck to DeAngelo behind the net, instead choosing to clear it up the boards himself, leading to Sidney Crosby’s game-winner. The Athletic later confirmed the story, saying the two got into an altercation in the tunnel that quickly got broken up.

Neither player took the ice for Sunday’s practice. Rangers head coach David Quinn was asked if that incident had anything to do with the Rangers placing DeAngelo on waivers.

The Athletic also reported that DeAngelo was scolded several times by the team for his social media postings.

Hockey Twitter, whom DeAngelo has been beefing with for much of the season, responded to the news with lol’s, laughing emoji, and laughing GIFs.

DeAngelo was a vocal, longtime supporter of Donald Trump’s, deactivating his Twitter account in protest and promising to go to Parler after the platform banned the former president due to lies and inciting violence.

Later, the defenseman seemingly popped back up on the social media site with a burner account as @NYRFan92360244. It appears a hockey fan tricked DeAngelo to admit it was him with a screenshot of simple source code.

DeAngelo, er I mean @NYRFan92360244, tweeted “This is Cancel Culture in full effect” minutes after being put on waivers.

Yes, it’s definitely that and not facing real-life consequences because you were not good at hockey and becoming a headache nearly every minute of the day.

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