FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Now that Bo Horvat is an Islander, the goal is to keep him an Islander.

Horvat and Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello both said Monday night after the trade with Vancouver was announced that the two sides had yet to discuss a contract extension. It had been reported the Canucks weren’t allowing teams to negotiate with Horvat’s camp, led by Newport Sports’ Patrick Morris, so that makes sense. Still, due in part to Lamoriello’s recent history of waiting to announce contracts until the details are finalized, there is some skepticism around the league that there were no talks at all before the trade was announced.

In any event, Lamoriello on Monday night sounded extremely confident about his ability to get something done. Asked about the strategy behind giving up two potentially major assets — top prospect Aatu Raty and a top-12 protected 2023 first-round draft pick — for a player currently under contract for just this season, he immediately rejected the premise of the question.

“I dispute that it’s a trade about just this year,” Lamoriello said. “It’s our intention to retain him certainly for more than this year. We don’t make these types of transactions without that in place, although it’s not in place. We feel comfortable we’ll work at getting that done.”