The last straw for Tony DeAngelo and the Rangers apparently occurred moments after he was on the ice for the overtime goal that gave Pittsburgh a 5-4 win in overtime on Saturday night at the Garden.
Three sources confirmed to The Athletic that there was indeed an altercation involving DeAngelo and goalkeeper Alexandar Georgiev in the tunnel leading to the Rangers locker room. By the way, Georgiev was removed from training for “maintenance” on Sunday. The altercation was quickly stopped.
The Rangers have not confirmed or denied that the incident occurred.
“There are always rumors, as you know,” said Rangers coach David Quinn. “I will not address rumors. This is not an incident. It is not a thing. It is a situation that the organization felt to be the best at the moment and we will see how the situation unfolds.
“It is part of the business. It’s a decision …