The New York Islanders shocked us all — we can safely say that*, right? — by kicking off what was supposed to be a quiet bye week with the headline acquisition of the NHL trade deadline’s top prize.
*I mean, I was reasonably certain Lou was going to mortgage our life savings on something, I just didn’t think he’d get the piece everyone wants.
Top trade deadline target Bo Horvat, a pending UFA having a career year in Vancouver (and who’d be re-signing in Vancouver if only they had shown a wee bit of competence) is now headed to the Islanders, a struggling squad that is outside the playoff race but run by a GM with an infinite belief in his roster and an extraordinary disinclination to keep first-round picks.