Bo Horvat trade rumors
NHL rumors for November 11, 2022 feature Bo Horvat. Will the Carolina Hurricanes make a Bo Horvat trade?

Now that we are a full month into the NHL season, NHL trade rumors are starting to pop up on teams who will be buyers and teams who will be sellers.

The Vancouver Canucks will likely be sellers come the NHL trade deadline and will move some key pieces on the team when the right offer comes along.

Will the Carolina Hurricanes make a Bo Horvat trade?

NHL Analyst Mike Johnson was on TSN and the panel brought up which team will Bo Horvat be traded to? The Vancouver Canucks just do not have the salary cap space to re-sign Horvat next season unless J.T. Miller or Elias Pettersson is traded.

Johnson suggested that the Canes target Horvat which would give them a Sebastian Aho-Bo Horvat-Jordan Staal 1-2-3 punch down the middle.

Completing a Horvat trade will not be cheap, it will likely cost the Hurricanes a 2023 first round pick, Scott Morrow and a roster player who’s young. Carolina has no guarantee Horvat will re-sign with the team in the offseason. It will be a big cost, but if you are a Stanley Cup contender, you pay the price.

What other teams will have interest in a Bo Horvat trade?

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins would love to make a Bo Horvat trade. But they would need to shed salary to accommodate Horvat’s $5.5 million cap hit.

A Horvat trade to the Bruins makes the most sense for now and the future. They need center help for the long term with Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci retirements coming.

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are all-in this year. GM Kyle Dubas needs the Leafs to make it past the first round if he wants to keep his job.

The Leafs do have assets to give up to complete a Horvat trade and if Jake Muzzin is indeed out for the year, they will have the cap space to take on Horvat’s cap hit.

A lineup of Auston Matthews – John Tavares – Bo Horvat – David Kämpf down the middle would look solid.


It will be interesting to see what the Canucks do with Bo Horvat and the offers they receive. He is likely destined to be traded to a Stanley Cup contender.

With the demand Horvat has, the Canucks will get a great return from a team that will help with the Canucks retool of the team.

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