It's not just about punching people's lights out, it's more than that. It's about having push back, it's a type of player we severely lack. I made an entire thread about that or the lack thereof. The grit, or in all actuality "toughness" you're talking about we already have in guys like Bo, Pearson, Motte, Miller, Toffoli . I am talking about REAL grit. Player who love to lay out the body. AKA Ferland-type players. How many of those do we have? 1 who's on LTIR and perhaps a future one who's sitting in Mac.
I don't see Bailey bringing that, especially as much as other people we can acquire who'd be a better fit. If Petey gets hit we have to have someone who stands up for them. If the games start to get more chippy and physical we have to be able to match that. We have a lack of players that do either. We shouldn't have to rely on an AHL scorer to do that. Why do you think we are heavily rumored to be after Simmonds?? Not that I personally want to spend more on a rental but the rumors definitely support my opinion.
Fact of the matter is there are better guys better suited for the roles we need than Bailey and we need to acquire those types of players.