July 11: The Flyers have officially announced the two-year extension, which will carry an average annual value of $5MM exactly. DeAngelo will be scheduled for unrestricted free agency following the 2023-24 season.
July 8: The Philadelphia Flyers have added some offense to their blue line, acquiring Tony DeAngelo from the Carolina Hurricanes for pick No. 101 today, a third-round pick in 2023 (the lowest of the three they own), and a second-round pick in 2024. The Flyers will also receive pick No. 220 today.
Philadelphia general manager Chuck Fletcher released the following:
We’re very happy to add Tony to our team and I know he is very excited to join the Flyers. We did our due diligence and we strongly believe in Tony and his ability to help our team. He is a right-handed shot who moves the puck extremely well and will drive offense from the back end for us.
Because DeAngelo is a restricted free agent, the Flyers also needed to work out an extension with him. Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports that the deal will be for two years, while Charlie O’Connor of The Athletic adds that it will carry an average annual value of about $5MM.
After being exiled from the New York Rangers locker room and bought out at the end of the 2020-21 season, DeAngelo arrived in Carolina to try and re-establish himself as a premier offensive defenseman in the league. He did just that, scoring 51 points in 64 games, while generally staying out of the spotlight.
Still, the Hurricanes decided to move on before they had to, as the 26-year-old defenseman could have been kept through the arbitration process. Instead, he was given permission to speak with other teams about a potential trade and extension.
They found a taker in Philadelphia, who give up a good amount of draft capital for the right to sign DeAngelo to a relatively expensive contract. The Flyers have made it very clear that they have no interest in a rebuild, and this shows they are committed to trying to compete in 2022-23.
It also might point to the uncertainty surrounding the health of Ryan Ellis, who may not be ready for the start of the season. DeAngelo can run the powerplay and log minutes on the right side, though he doesn’t exactly have the same defensive chops.
For Carolina, who is also expected to move Ethan Bear at some point this offseason, there are some holes to fill on the back end. Jaccob Slavin and Brett Pesce can cover up a lack of depth to a point but it will be interesting to see how aggressive they are in free agency next week.
I guess this might signal a run at Klingberg by Carolina?
Seems like a lot to give up for a guy who wasn’t well behaved last time he was on a non-playoff team.
A 2nd, a 3rd and a 4th rounder isn’t a lot to give up for DeAngelo’s production, as much as he’s a dirtbag. Pretty surprised at this.
I wonder how the Philly fans will get along with MAGA DeAngelo?
A mouthy MAGA, his politics are OK, it is his demeanor that is bad and he can be goaded into taking bad penalties.
I’m a Philly fan and I love it. FJB.
I know it’s not a straightforward comp, but you trade picks to get rid of Gostisbehere, then next year turn around and trade more picks to get DeAngelo. Just seems like asset mismanagement if you ask me, recycling offensive defenseman. I know the circumstances dictate continual changing of the plan/guard, specifically bc of the Ellis deal not working out at all short term (and likely long), but when does anything ever work out with these Flyers front office buffoons?
Let me alleviate your confusion…
Chuck Fletcher is AWFUL at his job.
His last name is the ONLY reason anyone has ever employed him.
He got credit for standing near Ray Shero and then was allowed to ruin first the Wild and now the Flyers.
Yep. Using assets to dump Gostisbehere, and then trading a handful of more assets to bring in Ristolainen and Deangelo, and then paying both of them more than Ghost, is a fireable offense
Unless Carolina needs the picks for another trade, then this is one of the stupidest trades Carolina has ever made. They couldn’t pay $5 million for a D who scored 51 points last season????? Guess they’re hoping Jake Gardiner will fill the spot? (Yeah, sure.)
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. And I say this as a Canes fan
I’m guessing this isn’t about the money, but more about him and the locker room. For a kid this talented and proven, he’s been moved too much.
Wrong!!!! Read the article!
You can only get ran out of so many organizations until on is willing to give you five million AAV lol
Hasn’t been a whiff of any issues this year, though.
It came down to choosing between trocheck and deangelo
Well…after they spent $4 million on a fourth line center so they could send one snarky tweet…it came down to choosing between Trocheck and DeAngelo, you mean.
Man, they gave up a lot for him. Yikes .
The 2nd round pick is not until 2024. The Canes get Philly’s 4th round pick THIS YEAR. As I said, stupid, stupid, stupid.
You can’t say it’s stupid until you see the end game. What if Waddell flips this picks for a better player than TDA? Then it’s a great deal.
Signed his for $1 million and turned him into 3 picks. Good deal if you weren’t going to pay him, but as a Canes fan, I wonder what Waddell has up his sleeve. There needs to be some offense from the point, and I’m not counting g on Gardner.
Was coming here to say, canes got VALUE out of a guy no one would touch a year ago.
I wonder how him and Torts will get along
He will get along fine with Torts, ADA WANTED to go there! They talked to Philly before the trade!
Should be interesting. The first moment they disagree should be explosive.
I quite like this actually
Until you have to pay $6M per for a cancer in the locker room
A cancer? Look at the handshake line at the end of the Canes/Rangers series. TDA’s former teammates loved the guy.
Rangers players liked him? That’s funny.
Actually it’s accurate
Please Gbear, don’t confuse the folks here with facts. They KNOW that D’Angelo is a locker room cancer. They know this, because they disagree with his politics. They know this because he’s been moved twice. With evidence like this, it’s safe to say Mike Sillinger was the worst locker room cancer ever!
He went after a teammate. Kreider had to wrestle him off and then out. If he was so good and the facts support him, then why can’t he stick with a team and make more than what he probably should be making based on his stats? I’m sure he has some friends on the Rangers, but nonetheless he’s still been moved. Facts.
That didn’t last very long
Do they want to rebuild or not?
Wow DeAngelo and Tortorella… even the practices will be fun…
Waddell beffuddles me at times with his maneuvering. Too early to tell if this was a blunder, but this seems like an odd move.
Stop fooling yourselves you can compete in the conference with the talent you have. The stubbornness to not rebuild will set this franchise back even further
So you bring in a guy who has a history of disruption and being problematic into a locker room that your new head coach described as “not together” and “splintered”. Sounds like a solid move
Maybe your analysis of the situation is inaccurate.
Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t :-D
I’d say he’s spot on.
Any first-time commenters here? Lol
I’m not a DeAngelo fan. But it’s hilarious how much hate he gets for speaking his mind. Did he kill a teammate while speeding in a Ferrari? Did he get drunk & drive his truck into a Tim Hortons? Did he expose himself outside a night club? No, he didn’t. Yet people still love the players that did those things & teams didnt think twice about signing or trading for those players. But mention politics & it’s a borderline death sentence. People are parasites.
A) DeAngelo was known as a problem child long before his politics were known. He fell in his draft because of it and is on his fifth team already. He’s punched teammates. Etc.
B) Let’s replace one thing in your post as a thought experiment…
“I’m not a COLIN KAEPERNICK fan. But it’s hilarious how much hate he gets for speaking his mind. Did he kill a teammate while speeding in a Ferrari? Did he get drunk & drive his truck into a Tim Hortons? Did he expose himself outside a night club? No, he didn’t. Yet people still love the players that did those things & teams didnt think twice about signing or trading for those players. But mention politics & it’s a borderline death sentence. People are parasites.”
Obviously, the DeAngelo defenders agree with THIS statement, as well, right?
Right?
Right.
Are you suggesting they actually don’t? I’m having a hard time with the analogy. It seems like you’re arguing the same thing? Fwiw, I had no prior knowledge of DeAngelo’s behavior so I honestly don’t have a personal, emotional opinion of any substance. I’m just not following the analogy. It would probably take too long to elaborate, and for little gain, but if you do take the time, I’ll read the words and think about them.
Left? Left? Left???? LOL
Again, I don’t get it. Oh well.
It’s not his politics, but rather his approach with teammates and racist comments. Don’t care what he believes politically, just his tenure as a hockey player and more importantly as a person/teammate.
There was speculation that when Emerson Etem described Buffalo, NY as a dump when at a junior tournament there it might have a negative effect on his NHL draft position. Why do hockey players have to be diplomats?
DeAngelo has been a stud his whole life. But the Sarnia Sting have removed him from their list of former players. Just the same, he should be sending part of his next paychecks to Waddell and Brind’amour.
Wow zero facts but keep mischaracterizing by accusing a player of being a racist! You have zero kno and facts that he ever made racists comments! In fact I’ve read his childish behavior was never racist in nature but people like you think it’s cool accusing others behind the safety of your parents laptop. And he punched someone? Who and when? During a hockey fight? When? Yes TDA is a arrogant jackass but if your gonna make allegations based on what some hacks post on Twitter please base them off facts and post those facts rather than clear bias opinions or even here say allegations. Research and tell everyone what he actually did. Also comparing him to Kapernick like you did is priceless. One hates the country and makes a fortune while the other seems to love it but also is on the wrong side of your aisle. I guess it’s easy to pick sides when politics are the determining factor for some like you.
Chuck Fletcher Is bad at his job, The Interesting part about this trade for me will be how DeAngelo and Tortorella coexist.
There’s going to be a camera everywhere to capture that moment when those two atoms collide. Don’t want to miss it.