On an NBC intermission spot, Bob McKenzie says that four or five teams are “kicking tires” on Tony DeAngelo. He mentions Calgary, Detroit, Anaheim and Los Angeles as teams doing their due diligence on DeAngelo.
Because DeAngelo will be under 26 this off-season, the Rangers could buy him out at the reduced rate of one-third of his salary, which would result in a cap hit of $383,333 in 2021-22 and $883,333 in 2022-23 if the Rangers eat his salary for this season. Because the Rangers have that fallback option, McKenzie reports they’re not willing to take back huge salary either through retention on DeAngelo’s contract or taking on a bad contract in return.
He reports nothing is imminent, but the Rangers are in discussions with other teams.
