The Flyers outright sent Tony DeAngelo packing in an official statement.
The union between a team and a player always ends badly when there's a contract buyout, but respect is still required. The Flyers missed out on Tony DeAngelo.
In an official team press release, the defenseman was belittled by his former bosses in a rather disturbing way. We still can't believe what we read.
"DeAngelo produced points at a reasonable rate (11 goals, 42 points in 70 games) and brought a certain intensity and physical competitiveness. However, the Flyers had trouble keeping the puck out of their net when he was on the ice."
Incredibly shocking comments from a team. It's got to be hard enough to be redeemed for a 2nd time, then to have the team make such a distasteful post.
42 points on a bottom-of-the-table team is more than "reasonable" for a defenseman, and they could also have failed to point out his defensive shortcomings.
This lack of class will certainly not help Daniel Brière attract free agents in the years to come.
Credit: NHL
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