Posts About "Anthony DeAngelo"
Rangers' DeAngelo Deserves Long-Term Extension
June 4th, 2019 Small sample sizes make for a dubious environment for contract speculations. On one hand, small sample sizes can also lead to regrettable long-term contracts. However, the lesser size can often make for a budgeted contract that will be become a bargain in the future. There's little to believe that Anthony DeAngelo can't become the...
3 Rangers Who Will Break out Next Season
May 7th, 2019 The New York Rangers' lineup is going to look very different next season. It is still hard to tell just how different, but new additions will surely leave an impact. Alexandar Georgiev may lose his job backing up Henrik Lundqvist in favor of Igor Shesterkin, who the Rangers signed several days ago after being drafted in 2014. Vitali...
Are the Rangers & DeAngelo a Good Fit?
February 10th, 2019 Anthony DeAngelo has already had an eventful hockey career by the age of 23. He was drafted five years ago by the Tampa Bay Lightning and he’s already playing for his third organization, the New York Rangers. After a sub-par 2017-18 season, when he split time between the Hartford Wolf Pack and Rangers, management hoped that the...
Rangers' Shattenkirk Still Struggling
December 12th, 2018 When it comes to the supposedly curious case of Kevin Shattenkirk, there are general managers, scouts and even fans who would say, "I told you so." Plenty of NHL executives would indeed tell you now that the perfectly ordinary performance of the New York Rangers defenseman this season has hardly been surprising - that No....
Brendan Smith Remains a Question Mark
November 15th, 2017 Brendan Smith has not played a game in the month of November for the New York Rangers. It is not an injury or illness or even a personal leave that has left him out of the lineup. It is his poor play. The Rangers signed him to a four-year contract with an average annual value of $4.35 million each year. In theory, that sort of investment...
New York Rangers Open Roster Spot
October 11th, 2017 The New York Rangers season has begun and questions remain about who will be playing as part of the defense core. This year the club has eight defensemen on the roster. Five of those eight defensemen have regular spots on the team for the time being. However, there are three that are fighting for that sixth spot. The role of the...
Young Rangers Defensemen Make Nick Holden Expendable
September 21st, 2017 Young defensemen Anthony DeAngelo and Neal Pionk made their New York Ranger debuts Monday night and both showed flashes of promise. DeAngelo came over in the Derek Stepan trade but was almost an afterthought in the deal. Most of the attention was given to the first round pick the Rangers received from Arizona. Pionk on the other hand,...
Sizing up the Rangers’ Fringe Prospects
August 21st, 2017 With the departures of several key veterans this summer, the New York Rangers look set to enter training camp with a few holes in their line-up. Dan Girardi, Kevin Klein and Adam Clendening will not return to a defense corps that finished last season tied for 12th in the league in total goals against (216), while up front, losing...
Rangers Trade Stepan and Raanta to Coyotes
June 23rd, 2017 The New York Rangers have traded center Derek Stepan and goaltender Antti Raanta to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for the seventh-overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and defenseman Anthony DeAngelo. The Rangers were rumored to be in the market to move Stepan and Raanta and the Coyotes have been looking for a No. 1 center and...
Lightning Fans Should Be Excited About Libor Hajek
March 22nd, 2017 General Manager Steve Yzerman made a signing of great importance yesterday by inking defenseman Libor Hajek (LEE-bohr, HIGH-ak) to a three-year, two-way entry level contract. With dust and cobwebs occupying the Lightning's defense prospect cupboard, this becomes an important signing for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Smrcek,...
Coyotes Struggle With Discipline & Production
March 19th, 2017 When you’re struggling for wins and respectability, the last thing you would want to happen is another roadblock and more adversity. Plus, when you’re at the bottom of the NHL standings, like the Arizona Coyotes, that’s just another kick in the teeth. Add playing shorthanded for nearly one full contest to the litany of maladies...
Monday Morning Howl: Point Streak Continues
November 28th, 2016 The Arizona Coyotes started last week with a thud, as they dropped a 4-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night at Gila River Arena. Goaltender Mike Smith had a tough night, as he allowed four goals in less than thirty minutes of play before he was pulled and replaced by backup Louis...
Monday Morning Howl: Coyotes & Consistency
November 14th, 2016 With four days off since their Nov. 4 loss to the Anaheim Ducks, the Arizona Coyotes opened last week with an election night matchup against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday and used timely offense and solid goaltending to pick up the 4-2 victory. The Coyotes then returned to Gila River Arena on Thursday looking to win their third...
