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Nine years later, and Lou Lamoriello has Bo Horvat as one of his own. After being traded by the Vancouver Canucks before the trade deadline, Bo Horvat has a new contract. Horvat has signed a deal with the New York Islanders for the next eight years. Elliotte Friedman was the first to report the AAV […] READ MORE
The NHL season is rolling along full steam ahead; teams have now played past the season’s quarter mark. Some teams have played just as expected when the puck dropped for the new season. Other teams have been surprising by either overachieving or underachieving through the NHL first quarter. Today we look at the performance and […] READ MORE
The NHL season approaches rapidly, and the New York Islanders have a similar team entering camp from last season. Not only is the team like last season, but the core of this team has also been unchanged for quite some time. Jean-Gabriel Pageau was the last Lou Lamoriello acquisition that truly made a significant impact […] READ MORE
Welcome to Last Word on Hockey’s 2022 summer series, exploring the best and worst free agent signings for each NHL team of the post-lockout, salary cap era. With this past offseason seeing some big splashes (and potential gambles) like Johnny Gaudreau, Claude Giroux, John Klingberg, and others, it’s time to take a look at how teams have boosted […] READ MORE
Nazem Kadri entered as one of the highest-profile free agents hitting the market this summer. Now, weeks after free agency opened, he still remains available. Well, publicly, at least. In private, behind closed doors, his contract may already be executed. Multiple teams want the centre, but his asking price remains high and his desired term […] READ MORE
This past offseason, there was plenty of hype surrounding the New York Islanders‘ goalie situation. Ilya Sorokin, who the Isles had drafted in 2014, had developed into one of the best goalies in the world not playing in North America. After eight seasons in the KHL, Sorokin finally elected to come to North America and […] READ MORE
Josh is a Minneapolis-based journalist and editor covering anything and everything NHL with a soft spot for the Leafs. He's one-third of the Throwing Haymakers Podcast and is a new face in the world of advanced analytics. He's been with Last Word on Sports since March of 2019. You can reach him on Twitter at @JoshLwoh, or by email at [email protected]