Rangers coach David Quinn shakes up his line-up after one game.
Tony DeAngelo will sit for Saturday night’s rematch against the Islanders, Quinn said. The defender compounded a holding penalty for the third period with an unsportsmanlike conduct foul for a double-minor in the Rangers’ season-opening 4-0 defeat to the Islanders at the Garden on Thursday.
DeAngelo, who signed a two-year deal worth $ 9.6 million in October, did not skate with the main group in Friday’s practice and was relegated to training with the practice squad. The fifth-year NHLer, who played 53 points in 68 games last season, cannot officially be assigned to the taxi crew without clearing waivers.
“If we make changes, we can always go back,” Quinn said Saturday. ‘If they don’t work, we can [go] to plan B. “
Quinn had said last week that the Rangers were speaking to DeAngelo after the defender caused a stir by deleting his Twitter account and calling the social media platform a “disgrace” after President Trump was permanently banned from the site after the 6 riots. January at the Capitol. .
Brendan Smith will replace DeAngelo in the line-up against the Islanders, and striker Phil Di Giuseppe will replace Kevin Rooney, Quinn said.