With the New York Islanders losing Noah Dobson for the foreseeable future due to a lower-body injury, the team announced that they had signed defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a one-year deal: Per Frank Seravalli, he is being paid the pro-rated league minimum ($775,000).
This is not the Tony DeAngelo Revenge Tour. It is not about proving something to the teams that cast him off or those that did not sign him over the summer. It is about the here and now: helping get the Islanders into the playoffs and making good on their decision to bring him back to the NHL.
And with his latest signing of Tony DeAngelo, that tells us one thing: The Islanders' playoff push is still on.
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Dobson is week-to-week and won't be eligible to play before the 4 Nations Face-Off after moving to the LTIR list. He has registered six goals, 24 points, 143 shots on net, 81 blocked shots and 42 hits in 46 appearances this season.
It was DeAngelo's first point in two games since joining the Islanders following a KHL stint, and while the Isles didn't get a power-play opportunity Tuesday, he should see a heavy workload with the man advantage as long as Noah Dobson (lower body) and Ryan Pulock (upper body) are on the shelf.
The New York Islanders have signed defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a one-year contract for the remainder of the 2024-25 season at the league minimum of $775,000.
With the Islanders' defense in need of reinforcements, the team has agreed to a one-year deal with Tony DeAngelo.