All of NY Islanders nation held their collective breath when Bo Horvat skated down the tunnel in the third period of a blowout loss to the Utah Mammoth last night, appearing as if he was nursing another leg injury.
Just a day after being named to the Canadian Olympic roster, it looked like that dream was on the verge of being dashed for Horvat.
Horvat to miss time while Sorokin returns
Evaluated today, the Islanders and Horvat both avoided a worst-case scenario, and the Islanders' leading goal scorer and point producer will miss the next week and be re-evaluated then.