MacDonald agreed to terms on a two-year, two-way contract extension with Colorado on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

MacDonald has spent the past five years playing in the minors following a four-year career at Cornell University. The blueliner did make his NHL debut with the Panthers back in 2018-19 in which he appeared in two games and scored his only NHL goal. With AHL Colorado this year, the 27-year-old racked up 16 goals and 26 helpers. While the Portland native is likely to start the 2020-21 campaign with the Eagles, he could get an extended look from the Avs next year.

The Panthers traded MacDonald to the Avalanche on Saturday in exchange for Dominic Toninato, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

MacDonald should provide the Avalanche with some organizational scoring depth along the blue line, but a minus-2 rating despite notching 43 points last season suggests he has some work to do on the defensive end of the ice. The Avs have a number of solid blueliners, but MacDonald's offensive prowess may provide him with an opportunity to earn an Opening NIght roster spot.

MacDonald was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Saturday, TSN reports.

EDGE Analysis

MacDonald was a healthy scratch for Saturday's home game against the Canucks. Now that Bogdan Kiselevich is back from his jaw injury, it's clear that MacDonald is primarily viewed as organizational depth for the Panthers.

MacDonald will be a healthy scratch for Saturday's home game against the Canucks, George Richards of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

MacDonald turned heads by scoring against Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Lightning in his NHL debut last Saturday, but Panthers coach Bob Boughner wants to give KHL castoff Bogdan Kiselevich a look in the upcoming contest.

MacDonald scored his first NHL goal in Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Lightning.

EDGE Analysis

MacDonald clearly had a pinch me, I'm dreaming moment. This was his first NHL game and he tapped the keg early in the first. MacDonald is coming off a 20-goal, 55-point season for the Binghampton Devils of the AHL. Clearly there's some offensive potential in his shorts, but his minus-26 rating last season suggests there are a few holes in his game. Hold off adding him until you see a bit more.

MacDonald scored the overtime winner in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Laval Rocket to push his goal streak to four games for the AHL's Binghamton Devils.

EDGE Analysis

MacDonald leads all AHL defensemen with 10 goals and has 12 helpers to boot in 21 games with Binghamton. The parent club recently upgraded on the blue line by acquiring Sami Vatanen in a trade with the Ducks, but the 24-year-old Cornell product will surely work his way into the call-up discussion before long if he keeps producing like this.