Confirmed Signing with Link: [NYI] D Tony DeAngelo signs with the Islanders (1 year; must clear waivers - upd: cleared)

[Jersey Fan 12]

Moderators! To your stations! This a a red alert!

Was waiting for that.

 

[Breakers]

Brendan Lemieux is next.

 

[Face Of Bear]

Glad to see him get another chance in the NHL. The hate he gets from 'fans' is disproportional to what his actions deserve.

 

[SirKillalot]

Are they signing Sean Avery too?

 

[thrillhous]

Congrats to Tony

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

So Lou Lamoriello, Patrick Roy, and Tony DeAngelo walk into a bar.

Everyone else walks out.

 

[miscs75]

Are they signing Sean Avery too?

There’s no bike lanes on Long Island for his plastic face to complain about.

 

[dirtydanglez]

who would be most likely to claim him on waivers?

 

[Fist of Fury]

Fk it, now I'll have a reason to watch this team. Go Darkangel!

 

[barriers]

who would be most likely to claim him on waivers?

I'm hoping Utah with Serg and Durzi out

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

How long before nyifan92360244 joins Twitter?

 

[Barsky]

Why does Lou not just start selling and tank finally?

And ride off into the retirement home?

Nursing home at this point it seems

 

[Ignite111]

He is 29. he is who he is. Also didnt he get into fights with his coach and teammates over there lol

Isles are garbage anyways. I do not understand this move at all.

You do not understand because you have no idea the isles situation. Is someone hurt maybe? No one to man the pp maybe?

 

[xECK29x]

Well at least it shows Lou is panicking, this is going to bring out the worst pieces of shit in our fanbase.

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

folks can say what they want but hes an NHL caliber RHD puck moving dman who is fun as f*** to watch.

Good for tony. The league is more fun to watch when hes playing

 

[kerrabria]

1) Have we ever seen Tony D clean shaven?

2) Still don't understand all the hate for for him. We know he's a dummy, he has right wing politics, and he doesn't respond well to low IQ, good ol boy, hockey boomerism. You're a loser if that's enough for you to despise him. He was proven right with the Georgiev fight, we see the results of Rangers dev coaches heavily favoring Lindgren over him, and other than that there hasn't been a well-substantiated story about him being a lockerroom issue since juniors. He ended up out of the league because he's only playable on the PP.

3) Granted, Roy and Lou are the worst bosses he could have given his personality.

 

[wetcoast]

He is 29. he is who he is. Also didnt he get into fights with his coach and teammates over there lol

Isles are garbage anyways. I do not understand this move at all.

The NYI PP is horrible, but all this move does, if it succeeds, is ensuring a worse draft pick as they aren't even a legit playoff team right now.

 

[DaveG]

me as a mod right now

 

[uncleben]

Further to this, if he does get claimed (say by a seller, for example) and the new team wants to trade him to try and get something, they actually have to put him back on waivers for the whole league again before they can trade him

 

[Mgd31]

The guy from Dom Luszczyszyn's podcast?

 

[saintunspecified]

Glad to see him get another chance in the NHL. The hate he gets from 'fans' is disproportional to what his actions deserve.

Whether or not that's true, the way he wears on officials, his coaches, and his teammates is a totally established, and predictable reality. Although I have NO idea beyond the stats re Russia, he's worn out his welcome everywhere he's been. Bizarre to think that will change.

I'm an Islanders fan, and the smell of desperation is overpowering.

 

[VeteranPresence]

Still don't understand all the hate for for him. We know he's a dummy, he has right wing politics, and he doesn't respond well to low IQ, good ol boy, hockey boomerism. You're a loser if that's enough for you to despise him. He was proven right with the Georgiev fight, we see the results of Rangers dev coaches heavily favoring Lindgren over him

His banishment to the KHL has proven that he was right in picking a fight with a goalie and NYR's coaches preferring a defenseman who plays defense?

And I mean, no, it doesn't make anyone a "loser" to dislike a toxic teammate.

 

[saintunspecified]

There’s no bike lanes on Long Island for his plastic face to complain about.

there sure are. but he doesn't really seem to be a huntington kind of guy.

 

[kerrabria]

After Carolina players commented publicly that they hated having this guy in their locker room, how do teams still want him?

Source?

 

[Irie]

Gotta think this is a short term Dobson replacement, and if he plays well, could be moved for some assets at the deadline.

The baggage side of this could be a bit risky, but I can see the reasoning.