Player Discussion: Bo Horvat

[Throttle]

One of the best trades for the Isles in a very long time. One of the best Isles players in a very long time.

 

[impaaaaaact]

Horvat since Barzal has been injured:

13 GP - 2G -2A - 4P. -12 plus/minus. Absolute 0 on the PP. Won’t bother going into the fancy stats, but they’re not great!

Shouldn’t really matter if Nelson is gone or Barzal is out - he’s our 1C, he’s supposed to be able to put the team on his back some nights. If he can’t ever generate offense by himself… what are we even doing here?

 

[impaaaaaact]

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[Kevin27nyi]

Horvat since Barzal has been injured:

13 GP - 2G -2A - 4P. -12 plus/minus. Absolute 0 on the PP. Won’t bother going into the fancy stats, but they’re not great!

Shouldn’t really matter if Nelson is gone or Barzal is out - he’s our 1C, he’s supposed to be able to put the team on his back some nights. If he can’t ever generate offense by himself… what are we even doing here?

Love the guy, don’t want to move him.

But this is very valid criticism. He needs to be a shoe in of 30-35 goals.

PP sucks but he’s a big part of it. He needs to make it work. That’s what you’re paid for.

 

[Arsenalogist24]

Bo with out Barzal, Palms with out Brock. Suck

Plan should be make them both best friends this off-season.

Or an idea floated on Isles House which I liked (should’ve just effin traded 21 but alas). Palms becomes stapled to Cal Ritchie on the 3rd line. Nice winger to guide our top prospect C

 

[doublechili]

Or an idea floated on Isles House which I liked (should’ve just effin traded 21 but alas). Palms becomes stapled to Cal Ritchie on the 3rd line. Nice winger to guide our top prospect C

Not even just Ritchie, but any young player - this is a positive assuming they do follow through and sign Palmieri. He could be like a modern JP Parise or Jude Drouin. In fact, I'm not entirely sure they're not all the same guy.

 

[Throttle]

Uh-huh.

 

[Zeeker]

Uh-huh.

There he is!

 

[impaaaaaact]

f***ing finally

 

[MJF]

f***ing finally

It took Ilya Sorokin to unleash Horvat and it is glorious to witness.

 

[Zeeker]

It took Ilya Sorokin to unleash Horvat and it is glorious to witness.

It’s quite something, you might say

 

[Thrasymachus]

Sounds like he was injured and is out rest of the tournament.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Sounds like he was injured and is out rest of the tournament.

Lower body...

Looks like a leg injury, maybe even something with the knee.

I'm surmising that from the replays I saw on one of the broadcasts.

I did not have a good feeling after seeing the collision.

 

[MJF]

Lower body...

Looks like a leg injury, maybe even something with the knee.

I'm surmising that from the replays I saw on one of the broadcasts.

I did not have a good feeling after seeing the collision.

The tank for McKenna is on!

 

[MarsTBOW]

The Hits just keeps coming with team....
Looks like it's gonna be McKenna or Bust Next Year!!!

 

[Arsenalogist24]

Starting up the 2026 NHL DRAFT thread early boys

 

[PK Cronin]

 

[Throttle]

Yeah, that looks like competitive hockey…

 

[BelovedIsles]

He was having a great tournament too; caught a few games.

As for Dobson, looks as vanilla as he always does.

 

[Symon Asher]

The Scrubnucks lose to Denmark
Didn’t see the game. Trade Dobson

 

[Thrasymachus]

Horvat, Dobson excited for 'big offseason' for Islanders | New York Islanders

Winning 2025 Draft Lottery, incoming young talent highlight reasons for renewed energy in New York

www.nhl.com

As predicted, isles players are pumped at our off-season so far!

"We've got a bright future," Horvat said before leaving Canada at the 2025 IIHF World Championship because of a lower-body injury. "Obviously having the No. 1 pick is huge, too, but we also have good pieces in our lineup right now. We have some key pieces, some young players and stuff that are going to take the next step, too. I'm excited about our squad and already can't wait for next year."

"We do have the right guys in there to do it," Horvat said. "It's just a matter of putting it all together. Staying healthy is a big thing, obviously, and having our best players in the lineup every single night. It's an exciting time and I can't wait to get back."

Also side note - "obviously" has to be the most used word by a hockey player right?

 

[SundherDome]

Surprised it hasn't been reported what the leg injury is, any inside sources?

 

[impaaaaaact]

Surprised it hasn't been reported what the leg injury is, any inside sources?

Not yet. New GM just got here, maybe we'll hear something on Tuesday.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Surprised it hasn't been reported what the leg injury is, any inside sources?

Not yet. New GM just got here, maybe we'll hear something on Tuesday.

My gut feeling is that if mum has been the word this long then it can't be good.

I wouldn't even be surprised if by the time official word comes out, he will have already been operated on.

My great hope is that it wasn't the ACL.

The way the play happened, that stumble followed by the Finnish player's stick preventing Horvat's right leg from extending naturally quickly enough has me real nervous.

I've seen similar situations with less contact lead to an ACL tear.

 

[impaaaaaact]

My gut feeling is that if mum has been the word this long then it can't be good.

I wouldn't even be surprised if by the time official word comes out, he will have already been operated on.

My great hope is that it wasn't the ACL.

The way the play happened, that stumble followed by the Finnish player's stick preventing Horvat's right leg from extending naturally quickly enough has me real nervous.

I've seen similar situations with less contact lead to an ACL tear.

yep, my guess is it's a big bad injury and we won't be seeing him for a while. Gavin McKenna here we come!