Bo Horvat makes CONCERNING comment regarding his future with New York Islanders

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Ryan
January 30, 2023 (11:19 PM)

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Tonight the Vancouver Canucks finally pulled the trigger and traded their caption Bo Horvat after failing to come to terms on a contract extension.

The 2013 9th overall pick, now at the age of 27 is having a career year, scoring 31 goals and 54 points in 49 games and is looking to cash in on it.

The Canucks acquired Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty, and a protected 2023 1st round draft pick from the New York Islanders in exchange.

Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the team has acquired F Anthony Beauvillier, C Aatu Raty, and a protected 2023 1st round draft pick from the New York Islanders in exchange for C Bo Horvat.� Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 30, 2023

Normally when we see a blockbuster trade like this with an upcoming UFA, there is a deal in place to immediately sign an extension after trading, but that is not the case.

The New York Islanders are an old team and are currently not in a playoff spot, which could be concerning to the newly acquired player. As of right now, the new Islander stated there have been no contract talks about an extension:

No extension talks with @NYIslanders yet. "We'll see if we can something done, but I'll leave it up to Pat [Morris] to handle that."

Horvat: No extension talks with @NYIslanders yet. "We'll see if we can something done, but I'll leave it up to Pat [Morris] to handle that."� Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) January 31, 2023

This could either be a trade that is huge for the Islanders right now and help them remain a contending team, or it could be a huge disaster if he chooses to leave after this season, after giving up a few huge assets to acquire him.

Fans have not been pleased with some of the moves that Lou Lamoriello has made and this has the potential to be a complete disaster:

So to sum it up:
Lou traded 13 for Romanov
Habs traded the same pick for Dach.

If the Islanders had Dach, they wouldn't need Horvat.

Lou's just making desperation moves� Aaron Itovitch (@itovitch) January 31, 2023