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#Isles get 2014 3rd rounder and a 2015 2nd rounder for MacDonald from the Flyers.
https://twitter.com/StapeNewsday/status/440954569917333505
theres one trade
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http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707620&navid=DL|PHI|home
The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired 6-1, 190-lb defenseman Andrew MacDonald from the New York Islanders in exchange for F Matt Mangene, a third-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, according to general manager Paul Holmgren.
He will wear uniform No. 47 for the Flyers.
MacDonald, 27 (9/7/1986), has appeared in 63 games for the Islanders this season, during which time he has posted four goals and 20 assists for 24 points. He led the Islanders and is currently ranked eighth in the NHL in average ice time at 25:25 per game, and he leads the NHL with 198 blocked shots.
A native of Judique, Nova Scotia, MacDonald was drafted by the Islanders in the sixth round (160th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and has played his entire professional career with the Islanders organization. In 295 career NHL games, he has recorded 17 goals and 72 assists for 89 points while averaging 20 minutes or more per game in each of the last five seasons, including 2013-14.
MacDonald has also appeared in 114 games for the Islanders’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, over parts of four seasons (2006-10). He recorded 13 goals and 33 assists for 46 points and represented Bridgeport at the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic.
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http://www.csnphilly.com/hockey-philadelphia-flyers/flyers-acquire-andrew-macdonald-islanders
MacDonald earns $550,000 on the final year of his entry-level deal and is expected to be seeking at least a four-year contract averaging $4 million or more this offseason.
"Andrew MacDonald is a solid two-way defenseman who brings us depth and experience," Holmgren said.
The Flyers go into Wednesday’s deadline with approximately $2.38 million in available cap space.
The 6-foot-1, 191-pound MacDonald played huge minutes with the Islanders -- 25:25 a game -- and leads the NHL with 198 blocked shots.
Since the start of the 2010-11 season, MacDonald is second in the NHL in total blocks with 666. Only the Rangers’ Dan Girardi has more, with 675.
Along with Nick Grossmann (146), the Flyers now have two of the top four shot-blockers in the league on their blue line.
The Flyers gave the Isles prospect Matt Mangene, a forward, and a pair of draft picks -- a third-rounder in 2014 and second-rounder in 2015.
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