The New York Rangers have had an ugly situation on their hands for the past few months. Now, it appears they’re finally reaching a finish line with defenseman Tony DeAngelo.
The Rangers have placed DeAngelo on waivers for purposes of buying out his contract. According to Chris Johnston, DeAngelo will receive one-third of his remaining salary.
DeAngelo was placed on waivers at the end of January, but there were no takers. And that wasn’t a big surprise.
Good riddance
DeAngelo played the best hockey of his career as a member of the Rangers during a breakout season in 2019-20, when he was the fourth-highest scoring defenseman in the NHL.