In the span of seven weeks, Tony DeAngelo has gone from believing his NHL career is over to being a New York Islander.

Former New York Rangers defenseman Tony DeAngelo has signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders. The contract is for the league minimum salary of $775,000 and is prorated for the remaining games of the season.

Tony DeAngelo is back in the NHL — and he’s back in New York. No, the former Rangers defenseman is not going to be playing his home games once again at Madison Square Garden, but he will be patrolling the blue line instead along the Queens-Nassau border for the Islanders at UBS Arena.