Bo Horvat apologized for ruffling the feathers of his former team's fan base with his postgame comments on Saturday.

Horvat raised eyebrows when he said the excitement of participating in the New York Islanders' push for the playoffs was "a lot better than Vancouver."

"I wasn't obviously expecting that," the former Canuck said Monday, per The Athletic's Kevin Kurz. "It was kind of a heat of the moment thing. I didn't mean any disrespect to the fans of Vancouver or my teammates or (the) city of Vancouver at all. It wasn't directed at them at all. The (Islanders) fans were all excited, and I was excited to be in a playoff push. It was just kind of one of those things where my emotions got the best of me.