3rd year right wing Casey Bailey(25) found himself without a qualifying offer from Ottawa Senators after appearing in 7 NHL with no points and scoring an AHL high 21 goals for affiliate Binghamton Senators last season.
Undeterred he agreed to a training camp invite from New York Islanders but was released early and took up his next option with affiliate Bridgeport Sound Tigers, where he appeared in two preseason games and was successful in scoring a minor league contract.
The 25-year old will turn 26 at the start of the new calendar and should find himself a solid place to skate in Connecticut, potentially leading to another big league contract.
Casey Bailey (37)
Ottawa Senators‘ undrafted 2nd year right wing Casey Bailey(37) skated his first big league contest since playing 6 games with Toronto Maple Leafs after finishing up an outstanding third year at Penn State University and subsequently signing a 2-year entry level deal.
In 6 games to wrap up the 2014/2015 season he would score his first NHL goal.
Reassigned to start his rookie campaign with affiliate Toronto Marlies, he scored 4 goals and 14 assists in 38 AHL match-ups but was involved in a major trade that sent him to Canada’s state capital for the remainder of 2015/2016.
Taking up where he left off in the minors, he would better his scoring output with 7 goals and another 14 assists for Binghamton Senators.
A late training camp cut, he rejoined the Baby Sens to start 2016/2017 with a brand new 1-year extension and looks to eclipse his first year scoring marks with already 9 tallies in 25 games.
The hot start has earned him a first recall.
In his debut he skated 13 shifts for 8:35 minutes of ice time with one shot on net and one takeaway.
The 25-year old looks to be just getting started.
