It was a wild weekend in the NHL and for Canes fans as a collective. First was the news that Jordan Staal re-signed with the Canes on a four-year deal. Then, Elliotte Friedman reported that Tony DeAngelo could be returning after spending one season in Philadelphia with a prospect going back to the Flyers. This news was met with a familiar tone from the fanbase.
The Hurricanes initially signed Tony DeAngelo during the 2021-22 offseason on a one-year, $1 million contract. The deal drew a fair amount of criticism given his history of suspensions, including two suspensions during his junior career in the Ontario Hockey League, one for physical abuse of an official while with the Arizona Coyotes, and a fight with former teammate Alexander Georgiev, which ended his stint as a New York Ranger.