It took a while for him to appear, but the Islanders are finally getting the player they traded for in January
WASHINGTON — , who was on pace for his first ever 40-goal season and could make the power play functional.
There are two facts about Horvat’s play with the Islanders last season that feel more important now than they did at the time.“Totally underappreciated,” coach Lane Lambert said. “Everybody was worried about Bo Horvat not scoring, but Bo Horvat was playing defense and we were winning hockey games. To me, that’s a selfless situation. You do what you do for the betterment of the team and that’s what he did.
On a per-60 minute basis, Horvat was getting more scoring chances and more high-danger chances at five-on-five with the Islanders last season than with the Canucks.“When they’re not going in, you’d be more worried if you weren’t getting your chances and I was,” Horvat said. “You continue to keep getting your chances. That’s all that matters. Just a matter of bearing down and putting it in.”
Much was made coming into the season of Horvat’s increased comfort off the ice, with his family settled on Long Island following a cross-continent move at the drop of a hat last season.“When they’re going in, everything’s always a little bit lighter,” Anders Lee told The Post. “It’s great. It’s always a nice boost. You play the game the right way, those stretches will always tend to work themselves out. He’s just come on real strong this season and picked up where he left off.
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