-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Islanders re-sign Josh Bailey [5 Years, $3.3M per]: The New York Islanders announced today that Josh Bailey has agreed to terms on a five-year deal. Bailey, 23, scored 19 points (11 goals, eight assists) in 38 games this past season with the Islanders. The Bowmanville, ON, native also made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut, recording three assists in six games during the Islanders’ Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. “Josh has become an important member of the young core of the players we have in our dressing room,” Islanders General Manager Garth Snow said. “We’re excited to come to terms with him on a deal that will ensure he is a member of this team as we solidify ourselves as consistent playoff contenders.” In five years with the Islanders, Bailey has totaled 58 goals and 81 assists (139 points) in 329 regular-season games. In 2010-11, he appeared in 11 American Hockey League games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, averaging well over a point per game with 17 points (six goals, 11 assists). The Islanders selected Bailey in the first round, ninth overall, of the 2008 NHL Draft. Prior to his professional career, Bailey played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Windsor Spitfires and Owen Sound Attack. His final OHL season (2007-08), Bailey scored 96 points (29 goals and 67 assists) in 67 games. http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=677963 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanGnome Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Good term, good dollars. He will definitely outperform that contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangelos Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 WOW not bad for a bust. Bailey must be laughing with glee right about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanGnome Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 WOW not bad for a bust. Bailey must be laughing with glee right about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangelos Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Bust? He's 23. He was rushed into the league yet has achieved more than Kassian has by a wide margin. Bailey will be a very good secondary scorer for a long time, he was on pace for 41 points last season over a 82 game schedule. If he maintains a 40-55 point pace for the duration of the contract he will be a solid player for the Isles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 You will see it soon. Capuano made the switch to putting Bailey on the top line wing and dropped Moulsen during the playoffs and said that it was something he was wanting to do for a long time. If he stays, and there's a good chance he will, on that wing, he'll put up a fair amount of points playing with Tavares. He's can play in every situation including the PK and is probably the 2nd more skilled guy on the team. 3.3M for the next 5 years is a steal, considering the amount of money being thrown around these days. Biggest problem for the kid is his consistency and the fact that he is only 23, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danthecanucksfan Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 This is a nice contract. Especially when the CAP goes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron88188 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Embarrassing. Career high 13 goals! Had knee surgery! 5 year deal. This agent and player just hit the lottery. Mason Raymond is the happiest guy right now. We will see what happens in 3-4 years….yikes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 WOW not bad for a bust. Bailey must be laughing with glee right about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangelos Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I am sorry, Libor Polasek was a bust, Jason Herter was a bust. If a player is drafted and actually becomes at the least a servicable NHLer, they are NOT a bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 So Patrik Stefan who played nearly 500 games in the NHL and Alex Daigle who played 616 games are not busts? Ok gotcha, nice to know our standards for players are at an all time low nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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