[New York Islanders] The New York Islanders have traded Josh Bailey and a second-round selection in 2026 NHL Draft to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for future considerations.
#Isles Transaction: The New York Islanders have traded Josh Bailey and a second-round selection in 2026 NHL Draft to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for future considerations.
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) June 29, 2023
by sandman730
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Not bad. More vet leadership
Be nice to him Chicago, sad to lose him but he’s a phenomenal play maker, great veteran. Just too slow and too big of a contract for us to hold onto.
The single best thing I can say about him is that when we were an atrocious bottom dwelling team he stayed the whole time and never left.
Decent
Collecting high character, respected hockey daddies to bring along Bedard.
S*** B***** (aka fuckface) would have traded multiple years’ worth of 2nd rounders hoping Bailey would deage 10 years. On a serious note, Davidson is doing a phenomenal job of this rebuild. Glad to see him actually stay committed to it.
Kyle from chicago cannot possibly fathom taking an L
It’s so refreshing to see this team being built the right way through drafts. I’m loving this offseason.
#IN KD I TRUST
This one felt inevitable. Bailey’s pretty much done, but he seems like a nice guy and it’s only for a year, so that should be fine. We just shouldn’t expect much from him.
Josh Bailey and Nick Foligno in leadership middle-6 roles is going to work wonders for the young guys. love it. keep cookin KD
Hope he has a resurgence … please keep the song alive
Kyle from Chicago acquiring a pick outside of the 2nd Round challenge: **Impossible**
I fucking love this man haha
Solid more pics and a veteran
Kyle from Chicago with another W. His dream team of the future is just falling in his lap.
Wyle Wavidson
KD is doing work!!
#DONTDOUBTDAVIDSON
Kyle from Chicago W
LET HIM COOK
Eat the cap, get another solid vet to mentor our guys, get an asset as compensation. This is a good move for KD. 5 mil is took expensive for Bailey but it’s only for 1 year so who really cares.
This Kyle guy from Chicago might be a 5/10 in hockey knowledge instead of 4/10 🤣
Hawks are buying Bailey out, per Powers
Sounds like they’re going to buy him out.
This such a great move by Kyle. He’s bringing in a lot of great vets to mix with the youth and help them learn. It’s gonna go a long way to Bedard’s development.