When watching Jared McIsaac play defence, you can’t help but notice a bit of a throwback style emerge. While he doesn’t possess a Shea Weber-like slapshot, he focuses on keeping his end clean before joining in on the offence, and he’s not afraid to throw his body around.
That being said, it’s not all physical with McIsaac. He relies on applying pressure, forcing the opposing team to lose control of the puck with good stickwork and closing the gap to push them to the outside. With those two defensive strengths, he can easily fit into today’s NHL as a big, strong, two-way player.