Bo Hobatt The possibility of leaving Vancouver was always considered.Then it became a reality on Monday, when the Canucks captained new york islanders.
Hobatt heads to Long Island in exchange for forward Anthony Beauvillier, prospect forward Arthurati, and a conditional first-round pick in this year’s draft. The decision to move from Hobatt was expected given he was a pending unrestricted free agent and had not yet come to terms with the Canucks on a new deal. However, the fact that he went to the Islanders was a little surprising considering they weren’t among the teams rumored to be playing.
The Islanders are enemies of the Metropolitan Division pittsburgh penguins, the last Eastern Conference Wildcard spot. However, while playing the same number of games as the Penguins, the Penguins have played three fewer games than the Islanders due to Saber sandwiched between the two.
Add Horvat and the Islanders are a top-six center, tied for eighth with 31 goals and tied for 21st with 54. He also gives the Islander another reliable forward in many situations.According to Natural Stat Trick, Hobatt leads all the Canucks forwards in 5-for-5 ice time, short-handed minutes, Power He was second in his minutes played.
As for trying to retain Horvat long-term? The 27-year-old is entering the final season of a six-year contract extension averaging $5.5 million a year.He’s one of four he’s UFA pending on the Islanders roster – Defenseman Scott Mayfieldforward Zach Paris and goalie Semyon Varlamov — Those in need of a new covenant. CapFriendly projects that Isles has $16.275 million in available cap space.
The farewell to Hobatt is also the latest in what has been a challenging season for the Canucks. They entered the 2022-23 campaign with playoff hopes after Bruce Boudreau replaced Travis Green following an 8-15-2 start. From there, the Canucks found cohesion under Boudreau, going 32-15-10 for the rest of the season. Although they trailed him by five points in the wildcard spot, Boudreau’s accomplishment created hope that the Canucks could reach the playoffs for the first time since his 2019-20 season.
Instead, the team opened the season with a seven-game losing streak, earning only two points from two losses in extra time. The closest the Canucks came to .500 was on December 27, when he went 16-15-3, but the next time he lost seven in eight games, he lost eight on January 21. became. It will be Boudreau’s last game behind the bench.
Canucks waive Boudreau, replacing him with former arizona coyote Rick Tochet’s coach, formerly an analyst on TNT’s broadcast. The Canucks won the first game under his Tocchet but lost the second. seattle kraken — This led Tocet to say the team was “soft” in his post-match remarks.
All these events bring the Canucks closer to the lottery than the playoffs. They were 14 points out of the final wildcard spot in the Western Conference on Monday, chicago blackhawkscurrently have the fewest points in the West and the second-lowest in the NHL. columbus blue jacketThe Blue Jackets had 33 points and the Blackhawks had 34 points.
With the addition of Beauvilliers, the Canucks have a top nine forward at 25 who could be part of their future plans. He scored 9 goals and 20 goals in 49 games. He is now on pace to finish the season with 34 goals, matching his scoring in his 75 games last season. What is the future? Getting Raty and his first-round pick could also be an advantage in the years to come.
Once considered a first-round pick, Lati eventually became a second-round pick in 2021. The Finnish center has spent another season playing for Djukrit on loan from the top division of La Liga, Karpat. A Finnish hockey player, in 41 games he scored 13 goals and he scored 40 points. Raty moved to North America earlier this season, primarily for the Islanders where he played for the AHL He Affiliate. He has scored 7 goals and his 15 points in his 27 games in the AHL, and he has scored 2 goals in 12 games for the Islanders this season. Raty’s latest game came on Sunday, when the Islanders won his 2-1 overtime win. vegas golden nights before being loaned to AHL.
A first-round pick from the Islanders combined with their own first-round pick gives the Canucks more draft capital in what is considered a promising draft class. The Canucks could be one of several teams left to pick up the first pick to take on projected top skater Conor Bedard. In total, the Canucks have four picks in the first three rounds and seven overall.