Islanders re-sign Tony DeAngelo
Islanders defenseman Tony DeAngelo during Breakup Day at Northwell Health Ice Arena on April 15, 2026. Credit: Kathy M Helgeson
The Islanders re-signed one of their unrestricted free agents in right-shooting defenseman Tony DeAngelo on Friday morning hours before the first round of the NHL Draft in Buffalo.
But DeAngelo’s extension seemingly makes captain Anders Lee’s potential exit via free agency — the market opens at noon on Wednesday — even more likely.
The Islanders announced DeAngelo, 30, agreed to a two-year extension. The deal has an annual average value of $4.5 million, leaving the Islanders with approximately $6.2 million in salary-cap space under the $104 million cap ceiling for 2026-27.
Lee, 35, the Islanders' captain since 2018, is coming off a seven-year, $49 million deal.
DeAngelo notched five goals and 30 assists in 76 games on a one-year, $1.75 million deal in his first full season with the Islanders. He joined them midway through 2024-25 season following a stint in the Russian KHL.
“I like being part of this organization and playing with these guys,” DeAngelo said during Islanders breakup day on April 15. “I’m happy here and would like to stay.”
The Islanders own the 13th overall selection in Friday’s first round and have picks in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds on Saturday. They enter the draft with a glaring need for righthanded defense depth in the organization.
Andrew Gross joined Newsday in 2018 to cover the Islanders. He began reporting on the NHL in 2003 and has previously covered the Rangers and Devils. Other assignments have included the Jets, St. John’s and MLB.
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