Tony DeAngelo, D:The 26-year-old was acquired in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 8 for three draft picks and signed a two-year contract three days later. DeAngelo, who was born in Sewell, New Jersey, had 51 points, including an NHL career-high 41 assists, in 64 regular-season games and 10 points (one goal, nine assists) in 14 Stanley Cup Playoff games last season. … Nicolas Deslauriers, F:The 31-year-old signed a four-year contract on July 13. Deslauriers had 13 points (eight goals, five assists) in 81 games with the Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota Wild last season, including three goals in 20 games after being traded to the Wild on March 19. … Justin Braun, D: The 35-year-old, who signed a one-year contract to return to Philadelphia on July 13, had 18 points, including an NHL career-high six goals, in 69 games with the Flyers and New York Rangers last season. After being acquired by New York in a trade on March 21, he had two points (one goal, one assist) in eight regular-season games and one assist in 19 playoff games. … Troy Grosenick, G: The 32-year-old signed a one-year contract on July 13 after he went 16-6-4 and led the American Hockey League with a 2.00 goals-against average and .933 save percentage in 30 games with Providence last season. Although Grosenick has only made four starts in the NHL, because he signed a one-way contract, he will likely be the backup to Carter Hart this season. … John Tortorella, coach: The 64-year-old was hired on June 17 to replace Mike Yeo, who took over after Alain Vigneault was fired on Dec. 6. Tortorella is 14th in NHL history with 673 wins in 20 seasons as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Rangers, Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blue Jackets. He also won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2004 and the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year twice (2004, 2017).