In this week’s feature for First Impressions I focus on defenseman Jacob MacDonald and his explosive offensive output this past season that led the team with 55 points and 35 assists, and second in goals with 20 behind Nick Lappin’s 31 in his second tenure as a pro.
It was bad enough that Strait was offered a new two-year deal on Tuesday, but if one player that deserves more, it’s the Binghamton Devils’ 2017-’18 reigning MVP in the inaugural season.
The often under-rated 25-year-old native of Portland, OR was a past feature of mine as I saw the potential was there with his devastating boomer of a slapper and superior on ice vision.