Islanders acquire Pierre Engvall in trade with Maple Leafs

Bo Horvat wasn’t the last piece to form for the Islanders.

Lou Lamoriello made another proceed Tuesday, delivering a 2024 third-round choice to the Maple Leafs in exchange for winger Pierre Engvall.

Engvall, 26, fits the mold of the sort of gamer the Islanders were trying to find to boost their leading 9 with Mathew Barzal out for the foreseeable future. In 58 video games with the Leafs this season, he’s scored 12 objectives with 9 helps. Until Barzal returns, which the Isles have actually stated ought to occur this season, Engvall may even wind up in the leading 6, with Matt Martin and Simon Holmstrom both having actually skated along with Bo Horvat and Anders Lee over the recently.

Engvall’s agreement, which brings a $2.25 million cap hit for 2022-23, ends at the end of the season, so this is likely a leasing, with the hopes he can assist bring the Isles over the playoff goal.

It is not always the last relocation in Lamoriello’s pocket, however. The Isles have $4.9 countless cap area after getting Engvall on Tuesday, which will accumulate to $5.2 million on due date day Friday, per CapFriendly.

The Islanders gone into Tuesday’s video game versus the Wild holding the very first wild-card area in the East.