Monday evening, the Carolina Hurricanes confirmed the signing of defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a one-year deal worth $1,675,000. DeAngelo was recently bought out by his most recent team, the Philadelphia Flyers, and was a free agent available to sign with any team.
Carolina brass seemed very happy with the signing.
In the team’s press release Don Waddell was quoted as saying, “Tony is an elite offensive defenseman who had a great season with us in 2021-22,” said Waddell. “We wanted to re-sign him last summer, and now we’re thrilled to bring him back to Raleigh.