RichieNextel305 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Long been rumored to be on his way out of Long Island. Now it’s official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Pure cap dump. Very reminiscent of what the Rangers had to give up to dump Marc Staal to Detroit a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Lou really didn’t like bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 They reported on the ESPN feed that Bailey is gonna be bought out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 7 minutes ago, Cash or Czech said: They reported on the ESPN feed that Bailey is gonna be bought out Yep. https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1674449687259254785?s=46&t=DzDO15CIAHN1--Bw8c9l5Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 "Future considerations" here less than used puck bag. More like six pack of Bud Light. Good move by Lou. He will probably be able to do more with $5m in cap space now than his successor would have been able to do with a second round pick two years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Sounds like a great candidate to want to stay in the NY area, and play for peanuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 ...and he's a right-wing, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Isles looking at options with their new cap space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 If he plays RW he could be worth a look on the cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Technically, can he sign a contract with the Isles agsin? They didn’t buy him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) Lou made it a point a few times early this off season his priority was resigning his UFA's. He was quoted earlier today after the Bailey move as well that this freed up money should help that effort. This is the first article that popped up about him wanting to bring them back and predicted moving on from Bailey. I don't care enough to chase it any further. Who knows but it would be very Lou like to stick with what he has thinking it's good enough. Bailey and Lambert didn't see eye to eye, don't think he would go back there. https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/features/new-york-islanders-draft-picks-josh-bailey-capfriendly-buyouts-free-agency-nhl-draft Quote Like many NHL teams, the New York Islanders find themselves in a tough financial spot. Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello voiced his desire to re-sign his four key unrestricted free agents, in defenseman Scott Mayfield, netminder Semyon Varlamov, as well as forwards Zach Parise and Pierre Engvall. With just around $6.1 million in cap space, signing all four isn't possible. Quote On Thursday, the first buyout window opened up. If they felt so inclined, the Islanders have until June 30 to go that route with a few players. The likely culprit would be 33-year-old forward Josh Bailey and his $5 million cap hit, the longest-tenured Islander who fell out of favor with head coach Lane Lambert early in the season. Edited June 29, 2023 by jsrangers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I would happily take him on the cheap at rw to replace kakko and force him up the lineup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Keirik said: Technically, can he sign a contract with the Isles agsin? They didn’t buy him out. Technically, I think so, but I doubt the NHL would green light it. It clearly violates the spirit of the CBA, even if it doesn't expressly violate a law. I doubt they even want him back, though. Lambert didn't like him. They literally benched him for like his 1000th game, or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Phil said: Technically, I think so, but I doubt the NHL would green light it. It clearly violates the spirit of the CBA, even if it doesn't expressly violate a law. I doubt they even want him back, though. Lambert didn't like him. They literally benched him for like his 1000th game, or something? Hey I, just trying to see if we can send our captain to Arizona to be bought out then promise to bring him back for league minimum and you know, if the NHL says no…..whoops sorry Troubs…..good luck though! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Technically, the Islanders are free to screw Bailey out of his 1,000th game, scratch him for the entirety of the playoffs, and then re-sign him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 11 hours ago, Phil said: Technically, I think so, but I doubt the NHL would green light it. It clearly violates the spirit of the CBA, even if it doesn't expressly violate a law. I doubt they even want him back, though. Lambert didn't like him. They literally benched him for like his 1000th game, or something? It also violates the spirit of the CBA to put someone on LTIR to stash them until the playoff start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I'm a lawyer, and every time I've argued that something violates the spirit of a statute, I've lost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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