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

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:

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