Bo Horvat leaving Vancouver was always thought to be a possibility. It became a reality on Monday, with the Canucks trading their captain to the New York Islanders.
Horvat heads to Long Island in exchange for forward Anthony Beauvillier, prospect forward Aatu Raty and a conditional first-round pick in this year's draft, the teams announced. The decision to move on from Horvat was expected given he was a pending unrestricted free agent who had yet to find common ground with the Canucks on a new deal. That he went to the Islanders, however, proved surprising, considering they were not among the teams that were rumored to be in play.