Analyzing potential trade suitors for Tony DeAngelo

As the Rangers look to trade Tony DeAngelo, Darren Dreger noted that there is significant interest. This makes sense, since teams feel they can get him for pennies on the dollar in a trade. This is likely true, since it’s clear he’s played his last game for the Rangers after the fight with Alex Georgiev.

To address the first question: Why did he clear waivers? The answer is simple: Money. By claiming him on waivers, a team is responsible for the full cap hit and full actual salary. Since DeAngelo’s contract is backloaded, it’s a decent chunk of change for a wild card. In a flat cap, there also isn’t much room to take on DeAngelo’s $4.8 million cap hit. It’s always about the money.

With that…