Blueshirt Banter · May 26, 2018
2018 Report Card: Tony DeAngelo
Tony DeAngelo made the Rangers’ 2017-18 roster out of training camp, but he didn’t remain with the big club for long. Jeff Gorton sent DeAngelo down to Hartford in late October after it appeared that the young right-handed defenseman had failed to impress head coach Alain Vigneault. It was a dismaying start to what proved to be a roller coaster season for the prospect.
Under pressure
Before DeAngelo stepped on the ice at Rangers training camp he was already under a microscope because of his attachment to the trade that sent Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta to Arizona. He also had some extra attention on him because of his behavior off-the-ice during his OHL career.