Without a contract starting this summer, Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat was traded to the New York Islanders on Monday in return for Quebec forward Anthony Beauvillier, prospect Aatu Raty and a first-round pick. tower protected in 2023.
According to Sportsnet, the Islanders will keep the selection if it is in the top 12 of the draft. In such a case, the Canucks will get a 2024 first-round pick, this time unprotected. The British Columbia team will retain 25% of Horvat’s salary, or $1.375 million on the payroll.
Maxim Lapierre and Guillaume Latendresse returned to the entire exchange. See what they had to say in the article’s main video.
The 27-year-old is on track to have the best season of his career with 31 goals and 54 points in 49 outings so far. However, he seems to want to monetize his success, he who is playing the last campaign of his five-year contract and $ 33 million.
“I thought I was going to be a Canuck for life. Things didn’t turn out like that,” said Horvat, whose comments were reported by Sportsnet.
“It was not an easy year,” he added.
Horvat also clarified that no negotiations regarding a contract extension had taken place with the Islanders prior to the transaction.
“We would like to thank Bo Horvat for all he has done for the Vancouver Canucks during his nine seasons in Vancouver,” general manager Patrik Allvin said in a statement. He was a great leader and an ambassador.”
Beauvillier, for his part, has nine goals and 20 points in 49 games in his seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL), all with the “Islands”. He will become an unrestricted free agent in 2024, having an annual impact of $4.15 million on his team’s payroll by then.
Raty, finally, played in his first 12 career games this season. He hit the target twice. With the Bridgeport Islanders of the American League, he added seven goals and 15 points in 27 games. He was a second-round pick of the New York squad in 2021. He will report to the Abbotsford Canucks.
“As difficult as it is to trade our captain, we are delighted to add a high quality 25-year-old winger in Anthony Beauvillier, a young center in Aatu Raty and a protected first-round pick. These pieces will play an important role in our development and our growth, “said Allvin, adding that he saw the native of Sorel-Tracy being inserted in the top 6 of the Canucks.
See what Horvat had to say to the New York media following the exchange.
Bo Horvat speaks to the New York media – January 30, 2023 –
