GM Jeff Gorton: “DeAngelo has played last game for the Rangers.”

In case you've been out of the loop for the past 24 hours, things have gone absolutely nuclear between the New York Rangers and defenceman Tony DeAngelo. Following Sunday's OT loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins it's alleged that DeAngelo made a snide remark to Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, which prompted Georgiev and DeAngelo to "get in an altercation" it's then believed that rookie K'Andre Miller "ended the altercation" by knocking out DeAngelo. 

The Rangers subsequently placed DeAngelo on waivers, but there were no takers as the defenceman cleared waivers at noon ET earlier today. So now... what happens? Well, no one is exactly sure, but what we do know is that DeAngelo will never play for the Rangers again. In fact, Rangers GM Jeff Gorton said explicitly so.

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NHL insider Elliotte Friedman also reports that DeAngelo had been warned earlier this season that if he continued to act out that he'd be taken off the team. And guess what? That's exactly what happened?

Suffice it to say... I cannot WAIT to hear what Tony has to say for himself.

Interestingly enough, the Rangers have said that DeAngelo's social media presence had no bearing on their decision.