Daily News | New Flyer Tony DeAngelo’s past includes suspensions for verbal abuse, fighting a teammate — and some good hockey
Early Friday morning, the Flyers made a major splash that sent reverberations around the NHL. The team traded with the Carolina Hurricanes for talented but controversialHere’s everything you need to know about the team’s newest D-man, his past, and what the Flyers can expect from him on and off the ice...DeAngelo is an offensive defenseman who can generate offense both as a playmaker and with his shot.
He is from Sewell, New Jersey, which is less than 20 miles from the Wells Fargo Center. He grew up in Washington Township and played locally for the Mercer Chiefs. DeAngelo represented the Junior Flyers at the 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament.“It’s a dream come true for me,” DeAngelo said in a statement released by the team on Friday. “I was born in Jersey, but really my entire family besides myself comes from Philly. That’s where we lived.
Well, that’s complicated. On the ice, DeAngelo fits a real need for the Flyers as a puck-moving defenseman and a power-play quarterback. He is a smooth skater, has a good shot, and provides an insurance policy if injured defenseman Ryan Ellis’ health situation doesn’t improve. His defense is more of a question mark, as he is turnover-prone and is undersized at 5-foot-11 and 180 pounds. On Friday, DeAngelo said he has made “strides” in this regard but it is hard not to think his numbers defensively are a bit misleading and a by-product of being part of a great defensive team in Carolina.
In other words, there are reasons to be excited, but as with most trades there are also reasons for concern. And in the case of DeAngelo, those concerns have less to do with his style of play and more with some off-ice issues that have gotten the defenseman in trouble over the years.As good offensively as DeAngelo is, he comes with a lot of baggage and a disturbing past.
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