MacDonald has been loaned to the Phantoms of the AHL.

EDGE Analysis

Terming the transaction a "loan" is a friendlier way of saying that MacDonald has been demoted, yet we'd be remiss to not inform you of his talents. MacDonald is regarded as a smart defenseman capable of picking up a heavy amount of ice time. He played this past Tuesday against the Islanders and was on the ice for 19:29, and he's not averaged less than 20 minutes per game in a given campaign since his cup of coffee with the Islanders in 2008-09. He's a veteran that mostly gets in the way of opponents at this juncture.