Waived: Tony DeAngelo

[bl02]

Awwww.....still clinging. It’s admirable....really is.

Huh? I just logged on and heard the news. Do you know what happened exactly? Were you there?

 

[smoneil]

You mean like Louis CK who got accused five times of sexual abuse, is not in prison, and has a net worth of $35 million?

Or Aziz Ansari who was accused of rape, is also not in prison, and has a net worth of $20 million?

Or Roseanne Barr who had her show cancelled which happens literally all the time and has a net worth of $80 million?

Can I get cancelled next?

Careful what you ask for, working in education. There is an ongoing (several years now) movement to get professors fired for posting even mundane liberal comments on social media. Frequently, they take posts out of context, create an outrage "script" and then bombard that professor's administrators with outraged calls/emails framing the innocuous post as something sinister. Even in cases where it was OBVIOUS the original post wasn't what they were claiming it to be, some of those profs were fired just to make to harassment go away. The rich and famous don't have a monopoly on getting canceled. They just get bigger headlines when it happens.

 

[Raspewtin]

I guess there is a reason why wrestlers are the toughest SOBS and this weak sauce, p***y culture has yet to infect MMA. Those guys train too hard to give a f*** what people on the internet have to say and Dana White could care less.

are you lost?

 

[nevesis]

Fitz pick him up, please. I was sold on the 5 point game against us plus he's a Jersey boy. If you've ever played sports at a high level, tons of assholes are super successful. Cancel culture is an absolute abomination in todays world.

Tony D is honestly is a normal dude who is getting roasted because modern society is worthless and weak and loves to drag people. It's pathetic.

 

[RGY]

Please put the damn politics and culture aside. Enough. There are plenty here divided on these topics and I do not want to see it discussed on a message board for a sport. Sports are supposed to be the escape from all of it. Tired of reading the spin put on Tony DeAngelo because he has opinions just like every other American, whether you agree with him or not. He made a dumb decision using a homophobic slur when he was a teenager. No one is perfect.

And now we are witnessing a talented hockey player be placed on waivers for a variety of reasons that seem to be more than just his play on the ice. Rather than let him turn his season around, we are just placing him on waivers. We dont have all the info as to how the altercation with Georgiev went down, but fights between teammates happen all the time and it doesnt lead to those players being put on waivers.

 

[GAGLine]

Terminate ? Is that for cause such as a fight etc? You mean no obligation to pay off ADA ? and no cap hit?

Other players have had their contracts terminated due to disciplinary reasons. Mike Richards and Slava Voynov in LA, for example. In the case of Richards, there was a recapture penalty due to the way his contract was structured, but otherwise the cap hit was completely removed.

That said, I have no idea if the Rangers can legally terminate Tony's contract. I guess we'll see tomorrow if he isn't claimed.

 

[Gordon Bombay]

A fight that was related to hockey and a transaction that was related to hockey has turned into about 200 posts about politics. Somewhere ADA is smiling at this.

 

[Fear the Wushu]

Huh? We’re you making a point somewhere there? Are MMA fighters and Dana White the vanguard of enlightened thought?

They are professional fighters who break their bodys to compete. Sports aren't supposed to be some battleground of philosophy and enlightened thought, thats the entire point of fighting back against those that love to drag athletes and cancel them.

 

[Don Chytil]

Again, we don’t know what was said, but considering all his teammates were gringos leads me to believe it wasn’t a racist remark.

I see this gross response often on here where people are like “See! It probably wasn’t a racist slur! More likely just a homophobic slur”

As if that’s supposed to make it that much better???

 

[Alluckks]

Other players have had their contracts terminated due to disciplinary reasons. Mike Richards and Slava Voynov in LA, for example. In the case of Richards, there was a recapture penalty due to the way his contract was structured, but otherwise the cap hit was completely removed.

That said, I have no idea if the Rangers can legally terminate Tony's contract. I guess we'll see tomorrow if he isn't claimed.

Comparing this to Slava Voynov is absurd.

 

[Trxjw]

I guess there is a reason why wrestlers are the toughest SOBS and this weak sauce, p***y culture has yet to infect MMA. Those guys train too hard to give a f*** what people on the internet have to say and Dana White could care less.

MMA being the last refuge for meatheads sounds about right to me. Enjoy that.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

I love this gif so much

 

[Ail]

What happened to just wanting to enjoy the simple pleasures in life, growing old and dying peacefully of a heart attack surrounded by the nurses who wipe your ass and bathe you?

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

They can replace him with a degenerate he-she! That'll fix the D!

If said he-she can maintain a lead in the 3rd then sign me up

 

[NYRFANMANI]

What happened to just wanting to enjoy the simple pleasures in life, growing old and dying peacefully of a heart attack surrounded by the nurses who wipe your ass and bathe you?

Dr. Strangelove

 

[Maliks PlusMinus]

They can replace him with a degenerate he-she! That'll fix the D!

Can't wait for you to be cancelled. Nasty stuff like this is what needs action taken against it.
Defend Tony if you want, why you think that means you have to insult other people is anyone's guess.

 

[Mandar]

Huh? I just logged on and heard the news. Do you know what happened exactly? Were you there?

Yep...saw the whole thing.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Comparing this to Slava Voynov is absurd.

I don't really think they're comparing Tony to Voynov here

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

They are professional fighters who break their bodys to compete. Sports aren't supposed to be some battleground of philosophy and enlightened thought, thats the entire point of fighting back against those that love to drag athletes and cancel them.

Pretty sure ADA isn't being fired because of his politics or something he posted on Twitter. Seems quite clear that there was an altercation which we will very likely learn more about in the coming days/weeks/months. Going off prior history, it's not unlikely that he will be the main culprit and that Georgiev/Kreider, whoever else may have been involved, was likely either the victim or the one instigated against.

You only get so many strikes in this league and I think it's very possible that had ADA been a model of proper behavior they'd probably be willing to look past this. But obviously that is not the case and his personal issues have overridden his immense skill set.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

What happened to just wanting to enjoy the simple pleasures in life, growing old and dying peacefully of a heart attack surrounded by the nurses who wipe your ass and bathe you?

No one can afford it

 

[bl02]

Comparing this to Slava Voynov is absurd.

People have already. Obviously those people don't believe in the disgrace of a man hitting/abusing a woman.

 

[egelband]

Huh? I just logged on and heard the news. Do you know what happened exactly? Were you there?

Same here. “Luckily” I have a long train ride to work Seems ADA got into a fight - and probably started it - with Georgiev after the game last night, in the runway to the locker room. on top of all his previous discipline, the Rangers appear to have decided enough is enough. That’s what I gleaned, ignoring a lot of bickering among fans on this site

 

[YoSoyLalo]

No one can afford it

They need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps then

 

[GAGLine]

Comparing this to Slava Voynov is absurd.

I didn't compare it to Slava Voynov in any way, shape or form. Maybe try reading it again.

 

[bl02]

Yep...saw the whole thing.

Of course you did