DENVER — Tony DeAngelo is going to get paid this summer.
The Rangers defenseman, who was set to play his 200th NHL game Wednesday night when the Rangers visited the Colorado Avalanche in the second game of their three-game road trip, is having a breakout year as he approaches restricted free agency with arbitration rights. Entering Wednesday’s game, the 24-year-old from Sewell, New Jersey, just outside of Philadelphia, was tied for fourth in scoring among defensemen in the league, with career highs in goals (15), assists (38) and points (53).
And after being forced to settle for a one-year, $925,000 deal following a brief training camp holdout last fall, those numbers are going to get DeAngelo a big raise, likely north of $5 million per season on a multi-year deal.