The Islanders are retaining defenseman Tony DeAngelo. The team announced it had re-signed the right-handed defenseman from Sewell, New Jersey, a pending unrestricted free agent, shortly before the free-agent market opened on Tuesday at noon.

Tony DeAngelo has agreed to a one-year, $1.75 million contract extension with the Islanders right ahead of free agency

Looking at the market for right-handed defensemen, there was one move that made overwhelming sense for the Islanders.