Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Philadelphia Flyers made a move towards bolstering their defensive corps for the season’s stretch run, acquiring blueliner Andrew MacDonald from the New York Islanders on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Flyers will send New York a pair of future draft choices, a third-rounder in 2014 and a 2015 second-round pick, as well as minor league forward Matt Mangene in exchange for MacDonald, the NHL’s leader in blocked shots (198) this season.<\/p>\n
MacDonald has served as a mainstay along the Islanders’ blueline over the past five seasons and is on pace to set a career-best in points in 2013-14, having recorded four goals and 20 assists in 63 games. The 27-year-old led New York and ranks eighth in the league in average ice time per game (25:25), and has averaged 20 or minutes per contest in each of his five full NHL seasons.<\/p>\n
The Nova Scotia native, who is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of the season, has amassed 17 goals and 72 assists in 295 career games — all with the Islanders.<\/p>\n
Currently residing in 14th place in the Eastern Conference, the Islanders are expected to be one of the more active sellers up until Wednesday’s trade deadline.<\/p>\n
Mangene, a Long Island native, had three goals and three assists in 51 games for Adirondack of the American Hockey League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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