Quoting: Isles5513
Agreed, but I think we have to recognize the role Covid, the Pulock/Nelson injuries + Chara and Greene played in the isles struggles last year. He looked ok in game 1. I don’t read too much into the preseason, but at least he looked engaged and was trying to play with pace.
Yeah the Isles struggled as a whole, but Bailey’s play style just isn’t viable for the role we need from him. He’s too slow to not score and play 16+ minutes without being physical. Yeah it’s a Bailey problem, but coaching and management is just at fault as much for exposing him this badly. Like yeah Bailey ain’t that good, but he ain’t that bad either, he can’t control the coach wanted him being a top 3 forward in TOI to play all situations.