Tony DeAngelo’s first morning on Long Island consisted of a quick skate, a short introduction to his new teammates and getting ready to play in his first game in the new digs.

Former New York Rangers defenseman Tony DeAngelo has signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders. The contract is for the league minimum salary of $775,000 and is prorated for the remaining games of the season.

In the span of seven weeks, Tony DeAngelo has gone from believing his NHL career is over to being a New York Islander.

Tony DeAngelo’s timing could not have been much better. Just two weeks ago, the former New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman was playing with St. Petersburg in the Russian KHL.

The biggest story is that the Islanders have won six of their last eight games! Not some trade or anything like

For a first impression, you could do a whole lot worse. It took all of one shift into Saturday night’s match against the Hurricanes at UBS Arena for it to become clear that the Islanders would need more from Tony DeAngelo than anyone had anticipated,