Rangers coach David Quinn shakes up his lineup after a game.
Quinn claimed that Tony DeAngelo will be invested for Saturday night’s rematch against the Islanders. The defender composed a third-period penalty with an infraction of unsportsmanlike conduct for a minor minor in the Rangers ’4-0 season defeat on Thursday to the Islanders in the field.
DeAngelo, who signed a two-year, $ 9.6 million contract in October, did not skate with the main group in practice on Friday and was relegated to working with the training squad. The fifth-year NHLer, who exploded last season with 53 points in 68 games, cannot be officially assigned to the taxi squad without having removed the waivers.
“When we make changes, we can always go back,” Quinn said Saturday. “If they don’t work, we can [go] in plan B. “
Quinn had said last week that the Rangers spoke with DeAngelo after the defender caused a stir by removing his Twitter account and calling the social media platform a “disgrace” after President Trump was permanently banned from the post after the riots of January 6 at the United States Capitol. .
Brendan Smith will replace DeAngelo in training against the Islanders, and striker Phil Di Giuseppe will replace Kevin Rooney, Quinn said.