From the information Dhaliwal learned, the last offer the Horvat party rejected was in the mid 6's for 8 years. Which probably would've been a good range before hitting the ice in 2022, but his current offensive game takes his worth to the next level and it's clear that a $6.5M AAV is not going to cut it.
Dhaliwal didn't stop there, he revealed that from what he had heard, the Nashville Predators had called on Bo Horvat's availability. At this point literally, any team with the means to pay the Canucks' demands should do their due diligence on him, with his low $5.5M AAV for the remainder of the season everyone can figure a way to absorb as a rental.