I'm not sure we've ever seen a storm on social media more volatile than the one we got the day the Hurricanes signed defenseman Tony DeAngelo in 2021. I mention it every time I write about the polarizing defender because it's truly something I'll never forget. It was a move that divided many in the fan base, though the product on the ice was good.
The oft-embattled DeAngelo was coming off a season that saw him waived and sent home after a postgame altercation with then-teammate Alexandar Georgiev. The Hurricanes took a chance on him, signing DeAngelo to a one-year, $1 million contract that offseason.