The good news for Bo Horvat is twofold. First and foremost, the on-ice transition to the Islanders has been utterly seamless. Second, the Isles handled the mountain of immigration paperwork that comes with transporting a family of four from Vancouver to Long Island.

“They make my life a lot easier,” Horvat told Sports+ this week. “I just gotta show up at the rink and my family’s gotta show up, too. It’s not too complicated. I got my working visa, happy with that.”

A tad over three weeks since becoming an Islander, Horvat’s world is finally starting to spin a little bit more slowly. He is no longer surrounded by a throng of media each day in the locker room. He has signed an eight-year contract extension with the Islanders to ensure his future. And he’s meshed easily with his teammates.

His impact, in the room and on the ice, has been obvious to see. Horvat has scored four times and picked up three assists in nine games with the Islanders, including setting up the game-winner in Wednesday night’s 2-1 win over the Jets. Now that Mat Barzal is hurt, the Isles will be leaning on Horvat even more.