While the rest of the league was slowly getting back into the grind of the post-All-Star Break portion of the season, the New York Islanders wrapped up a little business as they signed newly acquired center Bo Horvat to an eight-year, $8.5 million AAV contract.
After shipping out Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty, and a conditional first round pick for the 31-goal forward, general manager Lou Lamoriello made sure that they will keep the services of the 27-year-old forward for the foreseeable future. Along with the re-signing of Mathew Barzal earlier this season, it looks like they will have their top two centers through the end of the decade at least.