Anthony Bitetto skates in warm-ups prior to a game against the Islanders at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on Oct. 6, 2019. Credit: Getty Images/Bruce Bennett
Anthony Bitetto, the Island Park native signed by the Rangers as a free agent in October, will get his shot Monday to play for the team he supported as a boy when he is activated off the practice squad and steps into the lineup against the Pittsburgh Penguins to replace Tony DeAngelo, coach David Quinn said. DeAngelo was placed on waivers Sunday.
Bitetto, 30, a Rangers fan growing up, played 51 games for the Winnipeg Jets last season, the most games he has played at the NHL level in any of his nine professional seasons.