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Originally Posted by GreenLantern
I remember a few years ago when they didn't think Bailey would stick in the NHL.. I know he spent a lot of time on the wing since then and it seems to have saved his career.
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He's still only 23 years old. Who was writing him off a couple years ago? I understand that expectations may have gone from 1st line center that you hope to get with a high first rounder to more of a second line winger but I think saved his career is a bit of a hyperbole. It's far from irregular to see a 20 year old center switch to wing like he did.
Not a huge fan of this signing, not after they were able to get Hamonic signed for 3.9M but because Bailey entered the league so young this 5 year contract does take up 3 UFA years and with the cap rising it's probably going to end up being even under fair value. But 5 years for a player who's yet to reach 40 points is a bit too long of term for my liking.