LAH : a DG trades his own son for future considerations

Of course, we can agree that this is a rather comedic situation. The atmosphere at the next family dinner might be… special.

MacKinnon is a 24-year-old defenseman with only four points in 42 games this season in Utica. He’s a depth defenseman in the AHL, which means his value isn’t enormous… but apparently, his father thought it was a good idea to send him elsewhere.

Maybe he thinks his son will get more ice time in Cleveland… but we can agree that it’s still peculiar to see a GM trade his son for absolutely nothing.

Meanwhile, let’s remember that if the NHL trade deadline was last Friday, it’s scheduled for tomorrow in the AHL. This means that AHL teams can still make moves… but players won’t be able to play in the NHL until the end of the season.

However, they can still play in the AHL as they please… and in MacKinnon’s case, who is closer to the ECHL than the NHL, the first point isn’t a problem.

If in Montreal, we were wondering what it would have been like if Kent Hughes had drafted his son Jack in 2022, the latter can probably be reassured: unlike Will MacKinnon, he can’t be traded by his father for mere future considerations.

But at least, it gives us a comedic situation in Utica.

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