Flyers acquire Tony DeAngelo from Hurricanes for three draft picks
Tony DeAngelo is on the move again.
According to Frank Seravalli, the Flyers have sent a second-, third-, and fourth-round pick to the Hurricanes in exchange for DeAngelo.
DeAngelo was set to become a restricted free agent but he’s agreed to a new contract with the Flyers. According to Seravalli, it’s in the neighborhood of $5 million annually over two years.
Credit to @PierreVLeBrun with the return for DeAngelo, #Flyers trade 2nd, 3rd and 4th round picks for his rights (RFA) to bring the South Jersey kid home to Philly https://t.co/zLy9xB8WMY
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 8, 2022
Sounds like DeAngelo’s new contract with #Flyers is in the neighborhood of 2 years x $5 million. Waiting on final details.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 8, 2022
The Flyers are the fifth team of DeAngelo’s NHL career.
He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning with the No. 19 overall pick in the 2014 draft and was traded to the Arizona Coyotes two years later for a second-round pick. DeAngelo made his NHL debut with the Coyotes in 2016-17 and was traded that offseason to the New York Rangers as part of a deal that sent Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta to Arizona.
DeAngelo played parts of four seasons with the Rangers but was bought out last summer following a physical altercation with goaltender Alex Georgiev during the 2021 season.
The Georgiev incident isn’t the only black eye on DeAngelo’s career. In 2014, DeAngelo was suspended by the OHL following a violation of the league’s Harassment and Abuse/Diversity Policy. In 2017 while with the Coyotes, DeAngelo was suspended for three games for physical assault of a referee.
DeAngelo signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the Hurricanes last summer and scored 10 goals and 51 points for the team over the course of 64 games. All told, he’s scored 157 points across 270 NHL games.