I know deangelo comes with other baggage, but I've always wondered why these talented offensive-defensemen don't get a crack at playing on the wing. Would take some learning but when the raw ability is there you'd think it's worth a shot if they could still contribute.
Defensemen by virtue of the position usually have more time to handle the puck. They also get to handle it with momentum and a head start more often like when retreiving a puck and turning up ice.
Unless you're a superstar winger, a lot of your time will be spent grinding in the corners and along boards, and lots of stopping and starting, not something OFD like to do.
I personally never understood the put an OFD @ winger thing but that' just me
throwback to the time HF Rangers were comparing tony deangelo to Cale Makar
and a double throwback to HF Rangers throwing Marc Staal completely under the bus when he was partnered with tony
I'm far from a TDA fan but these videos are pejorative slurred and sad. They made me angry
DeAngelo was good for the Rangers overall. I didnt' see one 'gotcha comment. And in the 1st video he helped made a lot of those goals happen.
Everyone knew he had defensive warts, you lived with 'em, Staal was certainly washed in his final years.