Canucks get a decent prospect, a middle 6 winger and a mid first for a UFA in a career year who would have cost a ton to re-sign both term and AAV wise. Theu clearly need to rebuild and this is a step in the right direction.
Islanders get a UFA center in a career year who will cost a ton to re-sign and give up their best prospect and a first in one of the thinnest prospect pools in the league. Oh, and they are a bubble team.
I voted Canucks because of the long-term implications. Horvat does not make the Islanders a contender.
Wait a minute, that's not to the canes for KK, Morrow and a 1st+. Anyway, Nucks did pretty well here. Don't think the Isles got completely fleeced, just don't really understand the fit here.
It'll definately help them out in the super competetive wild card race in the east, but their already thin prospect pool gets even thinner and they got rid of one of their younger roster players. And they pick up a top 6 C when they already have a solid trio down the middle.
This is a trade that can go both ways and I like the gamble
Still seems a bit odd that the Canucks couldnt get more as u would have thought a bidding war was gonna happen for a guy like this
Either way I could see this trade being similar to ROR for Thompson (Horvat helps Canucks win a cup and Raty becomes a key piece in Van's retool). But this only happens if Bo extends
The Isles get a great player, but I'm a huge fan of this for the Canucks. They get a great, young player to help them retool. Im a huge fan of this and I think Allvin deserves a ton of credit here.
I bet all the real Cup contenders in the East are glad to see NYI stepped up to get Hovat and not a Bos, Car, NJD or NYR (the NY state teams have their eyes on Meier instead),