Islanders fans scream at Lou Lamoriello to make a trade for Horvat, then get their wish come true

In case you missed it yesterday, the Vancouver Canucks traded captain Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders in exchange for Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty and a 1st round pick.

The Islanders are obviously getting the better player in the deal in Horvat, who is on pace for a career season. The thing is... Horvat is NOT signed past this season and is slated to become an unrestricted free agent this upcoming offseason. It remains to be seen what Isles GM Lou Lamoriello does with Horvat, but it's clear that Lamoriello and the Islanders have their sights set on a playoff spot this Spring, otherwise why would they stick their necks out so far for a rental player. The thing is, the Islanders have had so much difficulty filling the net this season and they've just acquired a guy who's on pace to score 50 goals this season. That's a win.

Interestingly enough, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman reports that the Islanders have had NO contract negotiations with Horvat. just yet.

Yikes... that's a LOT of risk for the Isles.

It's worth noting though that some sections of the Islanders' fanbase on Twitter and on Reddit is reporting that the Islanders and Horvat have agreed to terms on a seven year deal worth $8.5 million per season.

Yowza... that's a lot of money for a guy who has suddenly popped off in a contract year. Thoughts, Isles fans?

I know that the Isles have been looking for some scoring for awhile now, but I just can't get past this high price that they paid for Horvat. And what gets me is that the Isles haven't been particularly prominent in trade rumors this season, but that may have more to do with the fact that the Isles are run by the notoriously tight lipped Lou Lamoriello than anything else.

Lamoriello is famously difficult to get information out of, which makes this next clip all the better. Check out some Isles fans chirping Lamoriello at a recent game and encouraging him to make a Horvat trade:

Maybe these Isles fans knew more than us all?