RWJC Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Tony DeAngelo Signs With SKA St. Petersburg Josh Erickson September 23rd, 2024 at 7:55am CST Sep. 23: DeAngelo is indeed heading to SKA on a one-year contract, the team announced Monday on Instagram. Aug. 14: Tony DeAngelo seems likely to head overseas with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League after a tough year with the Hurricanes, Anton Panchenko of Championat reported Monday. DeAngelo was the subject of more speculative rumors about a move to SKA earlier this month, which he refuted at the time and said he was focused on landing another NHL opportunity. But in the days following DeAngelo’s statement, SKA head coach Roman Rotenberg confirmed that his club had contacted DeAngelo and maintained interest (via Championat’s Anton Nekrasov). Panchenko’s report from Monday, albeit translated from Russian, indicates that DeAngelo has now agreed to a contract with the KHL powerhouse. DeAngelo, 28, became a UFA this summer after a second stint with the Hurricanes failed. The right-shot defenseman, whose play style is as one-dimensional as they come, enjoyed an offensive revival in Carolina in 2021-22, leading the club’s defense in scoring across the board with 10 goals, 41 assists, 51 points, and a career-high +30 rating in 64 games. He gave Carolina that production on a dirt-cheap one-year, $1MM deal after he played just six games the year prior with the Rangers. That resulted from an early-season altercation with then-teammate Alexandar Georgiev, which resulted in DeAngelo being placed on waivers and assigned to the minors. He didn’t report to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack and instead sat out most of the shortened 2021 season before the Rangers bought out the final season of his contract, making him free to sign with the Canes as a UFA. The Hurricanes couldn’t afford to keep him around after he punched far above his weight financially, trading his signing rights to the Flyers during the 2022 offseason. Philadelphia promptly signed him to a two-year, $10MM contract, and he entered 2022-23 near the top of their defensive depth chart. However, DeAngelo’s defensive struggles became much more apparent outside of a strong Carolina system. He posted a team-worst -27 rating and became a healthy scratch at times near the tail end of the campaign. He was still a respectable contributor offensively, leading Flyers blueliners with 11 goals, 31 assists and 42 points in 70 games, but his relationship with head coach John Tortorella was fractured as a result of the scratches. Shortly after the season ended, the Flyers made DeAngelo the first player in NHL history to be bought out twice. He then returned to Carolina on a one-year, $1.675MM deal to try and rediscover past magic. But he wasn’t their only notable free agent signing on the back end, and he was relegated to the No. 7 spot on their defense depth chart for most of the season after Dmitry Orlov was brought into the mix. He was a healthy scratch for over half the season, limited to 11 points in 31 games while averaging a career-low 14:20 per contest. It’s not just DeAngelo’s poor defensive play that’s limited his interest from NHL teams. His lack of discipline has rendered him wholly ineffective at times. Aside from the Georgiev incident in New York, he was suspended for physical abuse of an official while with the Coyotes in 2017 and again for spearing during the tail end of his time with the Flyers. During his junior hockey days with the Sarnia Sting, he was suspended twice for violating the Ontario Hockey League’s Abuse/Diversity policy. https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2024/09/tony-deangelo-receiving-khl-interest.html#ref=home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JayDangles Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Wait, I didn't know SKA was affiliated with the Oilers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Have fun in Russia ya prick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integra250 Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 You know its bad when even the Oilers don't want him 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperlynx Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Perfect fit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijjibo Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Following in the footsteps of his idol Trump and getting paid by Russia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounce000 Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 The Russian military be like 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 5 minutes ago, Bounce000 said: The Russian military be like He'd fit in with the rest of the Orcs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 (edited) Shame, DeAngelo isn't good enough for ska He should listen to something else But if he wants to return to the NHL he'll have to.. PICK IT UP, PICK IT UP, PICK UPPPPP Edited September 23 by Coconuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Why is it every time a problem player leaves for Russia it feels like it's SKA St Petersburg? Or maybe I just recognize the name more than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Ok, starting a pool now, $1.00 per entry, how long until the team sends him to the front lines in the Ukraine because of attitude? This probably isn't funny, it's happening to a lot who are taking "work" contracts there, but this guy is a cancer for a team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 I guess Russia is the last resort when even the Oilers tell you to fuck off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoop Hogg Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 3 hours ago, Bounce000 said: The Russian military be like More like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 8 hours ago, JayDangles said: Wait, I didn't know SKA was affiliated with the Oilers. It's their farm team..They just sent him there for a lil tune-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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