Tony DeAngelo has played his last game with the Rangers, general manager Jeff Gorton told reporters on Monday.
DeAngelo, the offensively gifted but hot-headed defender, released a waiver on Monday after being designated following a post-game showdown with goalkeeper Alexandar Georgiev after losing Saturday’s overtime to the Penguins.
The Rangers have assigned DeAngelo to their taxi crew and are expected to try and trade the 25-year-old.
DeAngelo, a first-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2014, – including an impressive 53 points in 68 games last season – has consistently caught up with negative attention-grabbing antics.
DeAngelo has been banned several times during his hockey career.
He signed a two-year extension of $ 9.6 million last off-season with the Rangers, his third team since he was called up.