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The Carolina Hurricanes are getting busy early on this day two of the NHL Draft, as restricted free agent defenseman Tony DeAngelo is on his way out.
The Canes traded DeAngelo’s rights to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a second, third and fourth round pick. A seventh-round pick will also go to the Flyers.
Sources say the #Flyers have acquired Tony DeAngelo from the #Canes@DailyFaceoff
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 8, 2022
Canes will be receiving 2nd, 3rd and 4th round picks from Philly for DeAngelo https://t.co/5J0SCroCzw
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 8, 2022
DeAngelo had a strong season with the Hurricanes in 2021-22, recording 51 points in 64 games while slotting into the Canes’ top pairing for most of the season. We took a detailed look at his season here.
The reported return here from the Flyers is pretty substantial considering DeAngelo is an RFA. The three picks will be spread over the next three years, according to LeBrun, while the Hurricanes will also send a seventh-round pick to Philly with DeAngelo.
DeAngelo, an RFA, has also reportedly agreed to a two-year extension with the Flyers worth $5 million AAV.
UPDATE: 11:32 a.m.
The trade is official.
Tony DeAngelo and the 220nd pick are headed to Philadelphia in exchange for today’s 101st pick, a third-round pick in 2023 and a second-round pick in 2024.
Here is the full press release from the Hurricanes:
RALEIGH, N.C. – Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (101st overall), a conditional third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenseman Tony DeAngelo and a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (220th overall).
DeAngelo, 26, registered 51 points (10g, 41a) in 64 regular-season games with Carolina last season and added 10 points (1g, 9a) in 14 playoff contests. The 5’11”, 180-pound defenseman led all Hurricanes blueliners in goals, assists and points in 2021-22. Signed as a free agent on July 28, 2021, the Sewell, N.J., native established new NHL career highs in assists, power-play assists (18), power-play points (20) and plus/minus (+30) in one season with the Hurricanes.
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