Tony DeAngelo's contract with SKA St. Petersburg is terminated

[Zine]

True, its a tweener league. Besides Josh Leivo being #1 in scoring with 47 pts in 39 games the other North Americans are in 5th spot - Trevor Murphy a Canadian deeman who played a total of 8 NHL games. In 12th spot is Sheldon Rempal who had 3 pts in 21 NHL games before crossing the pond.

The NHL is exceedingly role specific. As such many NHLers would be outscored by the likes Leivo, Murphy, Rempal in the different style KHL game.

Shit, last year NHL reject Goldobin outscored his teammate Tsyplakov by 31 points. This year Tsyplakov is playing 16 min/game in the NHL.

 

[Reality Czech]

When someone who's a known locker room cancer like De Angelo or JT Miller claims "family" or "mental health" as an excuse to leave a team, I think it's valid to not simply take their excuses at face value.

Don't let the fact that most teammates liked him get in the way of your little story eh.

I guess every guy that has a minor dust up with a teammate is forever branded a "locker room cancer"

 

[kp61c]

nice offensive instincts but bad in his own zone. i guess they realized he was a luxury that they could do without. roro is an idiot, though.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Am I reading this tweet correctly


"The team also filed a protest with the KHL and the Ministry of Sport because fans of other teams started chanting mean things at them like “SKA is the shame of Russian hockey”. Lokomotiv was fined by the KHL for its fans’ taunting of the army team. Spartak fans chanted “SKA is the disgrace of Russian hockey” earlier in the season, which sent Rotenberg into a frenzy."

That's some George Orwell stuff right there

 

[Machinehead]

Don't let the fact that most teammates liked him get in the way of your little story eh.

I guess every guy that has a minor dust up with a teammate is forever branded a "locker room cancer"

When you continue to find yourself unemployed, yes.

For all of his flaws in his own zone, DeAngelo is absolutely an NHL player, and there's a reason he's not playing in the league.

 

[Peltz]

When someone who's a known locker room cancer like De Angelo or JT Miller claims "family" or "mental health" as an excuse to leave a team, I think it's valid to not simply take their excuses at face value.

Both can be true.

Most toxic people are usually the way they are due to a lack of mental health.

I don’t like Tony D, in fact he’s the punchline of like… most of my jokes on this site. But I hope he is able to sufficiently address his demons some day and turn into a good person.

I can’t help but root for people like him (ie those who haven’t done something violent or criminal) to become better versions of themselves.

 

[Voight]

SKA (which should come to the surprise of nobody) is a hot mess



I'm sure DeAngelo has his share of blame, but Rotenberg is an idiot and huge jerk. This is the guy who drove away Michkov and barely plays Demidov.

SKA is also owned by Gazprom, which is laying off 40% of its workforce.

 

[NYR94]

DeAngelo was released for family reasons according to his agent Vin Diesel.

 

[JoVel]

Did he not like Russia or did Russia not like him? Or perhaps both?

 

[banks]

There's almost no limit to the number of players outside the NHL that I'd rather sign than Tony DeAngelo. I'm talking like bringing Brent Sopel out of retirement. I can't think of too many players with more confirmed off-ice issues.

 

[The Shadow]

Not surprised tbh

he was one of the best defenders in the league

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

he was one of the best defenders in the league

He was but it's still not surprising

 

[saska sault]

Did he not like Russia or did Russia not like him? Or perhaps both?

I think no one likes him, been his issue since he was a teenager.

 

[Zine]

he was one of the best defenders in the league

One of the best offensive defenders you mean, probably the best. But he was also a massive trainwreck defensively on SKA.

 

[BrokenFace]

Don't let the fact that most teammates liked him get in the way of your little story eh.

I guess every guy that has a minor dust up with a teammate is forever branded a "locker room cancer"

To be fair, anyone who's not in the locker room calling someone a locker room cancer is being an idiot. Team dynamics are complicated and no fan knows what they're talking about when they use that label.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Did he not like Russia or did Russia not like him? Or perhaps both?

Based on the article it sounds like he wasn’t getting along with his coach. Benched in the last game before he parted ways with the team.

 

[Zine]

Yep, he was a locker room cancer.

His salary had big bonus potential (stats), so he cared for one side of the ice only, extended shifts, yelled at teammates.
Told the assistant coach to f***-off after he was taken off the 1st PP unit. Then was benched.

You have to be a real piece of work if Rotenberg is your coach, yet you're the biggest a-hole on the team.

 

[Nate070]

Yep, he was a locker room cancer.

His salary had big bonus potential (stats), so he cared for one side of the ice only, extended shifts, yelled at teammates.
Told the assistant coach to f***-off after he was taken off the 1st PP unit. Then was benched.

You have to be a real piece of work if Rotenberg is your coach, yet you're the biggest a-hole on the team.

Waait, I heard from so many here that he´s a perfect teammate and loved by all. Goes to church on Sundays etc etc

 

[Brookbank]

Canucks , sign him. If he gets out of line ,Miller can fight him

 

[Brookbank]

Waait, I heard from so many here that he´s a perfect teammate and loved by all. Goes to church on Sundays etc etc

SKA said he's welcome back if he decides to come back to the KHL. They had a long goodbye letter that was very supportive. I'm not a Tony D shill but there's a big contrast between that and this BS that surfaced today. Plus that GIF of the coach. What is that supposed to infer anyway ?

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

Rumor...Toronto.

 

[ryan callahan]

lmao he was +15 in 34 games. Don't buy that he was all about scoring.

One of the best offensive defenders you mean, probably the best. But he was also a massive trainwreck defensively on SKA.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Imagine being such a human POS, that even the SKA, of all the teams in Ice Hockey, don't want you on the team