{"id":135164,"date":"2023-02-01T17:40:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T22:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=135164"},"modified":"2023-02-01T17:40:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T22:40:49","slug":"nhl-rumours-islanders-bo-horvat-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/02\/01\/nhl-rumours-islanders-bo-horvat-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: New York Islanders New Acquisition Open to Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another edition of our NHL rumours for your Wednesday. It seems that the trading fun has already started before the March 3 deadline. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/islanders\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Islanders<\/a> have<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/01\/30\/bo-horvat-traded-islanders\/\" target=\"_self\"> already started the party<\/a> and made a huge splash. General manager Lou Lamoriello has made his move, but he wants something more. It seems that he wants to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/horvabo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-02-01_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bo Horvat<\/a> extension happen. Today&#8217;s NHL rumours takes a look at the interest between the two parties.<\/p>\n<p>All NHL rumours come from the original source and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n<h3>Bo Horvat Extension Possible<\/h3>\n<p>Rumour: TSN&#8217;s Pierre LeBrun said that the Islanders newest pickup is open to a contract extension. Horvat was told by Lamoriello that he wants the former<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/canucks\/\" target=\"_self\"> Vancouver Canucks<\/a> captain to be more than just a rental player. The Islanders brass wants to keep Horvat around for a long time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">INSIDER TRADING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TSNHockey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TSNHockey<\/a> Insiders discuss\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Horvat open to contract talks<br \/>&#8211; Boeser interest hinges on salary retention<br \/>&#8211; IIHF &amp; Russian players<br \/>&#8211; No further discipline for Zegras, Stecher<br \/>&#8211; LA\u2019s goalie situation<br \/>&#8211; NHLPA leadership search<\/p>\n<p>WATCH \ud83c\udf0d: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jvHwCzhsAM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/jvHwCzhsAM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RZ3NAQsE7B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/RZ3NAQsE7B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSNHockey\/status\/1620559832683278337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Horvat will turn 28 soon and he&#8217;s one of the lucky players that will enter his prime as an unrestricted free agent. The London, Ontario native said that the Islanders were a place that he may have considered had he got to the free agent market. Horvat has already equalled his career-high of 31 goals that he had last season.<\/p>\n<h3>What a Bo Horvat Extension Means<\/h3>\n<p>The Isles don&#8217;t want to deal with the drama of having a big-ticket player walk <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/10\/02\/john-tavares-toronto-maple-leafs-2\/\" target=\"_self\">away for nothing.<\/a> New York is hanging onto the last Stanley Cup Playoff spot, but getting Horvat might be what&#8217;s needed to secure its spot.<\/p>\n<p>Horvat currently makes $4.125 million per season and will likely be asking for a decent raise. The cap only going up $1 million will make the salary cap go up to $83.5 million. This will force teams to shed players they normally would want to keep. 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The New York Islanders have already started the party and made a huge splash. General manager Lou Lamoriello has made his move, but he wants something more. 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