It's official, one of the most controversial players to ever be in the NHL is coming back, as he's just signed with an Eastern team and will be on re-entry waivers. After a short stint in the KHL, Tony DeAngelo is <a href='https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/new-york-islanders-sign-tony-deangelo-one-year-contract' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>coming back to the NHL.</a> The 29-year-old defenceman signed a one-year contract for the rest of the 2024-25 season with an Eastern Conference team on Friday, the team announced. <h3>The New York Islanders are playing with fire by signing DeAngelo</h3> Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravelli reported that the deal is for a prorated league minimum of $775,000 and that DeAngelo will have to be placed on re-entry waivers Friday because he played in Russia. He is definitely not without his controversies. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/1882862201431896369'> </a></blockquote></div> Earlier this month, DeAngelo had his contract terminated by SKA Saint Petersburg so that he could return home for personal family reasons. He led the team in assists, with 26, and in scoring among all defencemen with 32 points in only 34 games. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/islanders/player/tony-deangelo-8477950' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>DeAngelo</a> has 48 goals and 162 assists during his NHL career, but its his very controversial playing style and heated fights that have always grabbed everyone's attention. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1637242100822470656'> </a></blockquote></div> DeAngelo suited up in 371 career NHL games with the Arizona Coyotes, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, and, most recently, the Hurricanes, before signing a one-year contract to head to Russia at the end of the 2023-24 season. DeAngelo is a former 19th-overall draft pick by the Tampa Bay Lightning <a href='https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2024/08/14/tony-deangelo-reveals-details-about-fight-with-alexandar-georgiev-that-got-him-placed-on-waivers-by-rangers/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>who gained a bad reputation for a physical altercation</a> on January 30, 2021, with then-teammate Alexandar Georgiev of the New York Rangers. The incident led the Rangers to place DeAngelo on unconditional waivers and eventually buy him out, despite having played just six games with the team that season, which had been delayed due to the COVID pandemic.