Isles' Bailey Rips Off Five Points: Josh Bailey factored into all five Islander goals in Thursday's win over Pittsburgh, scoring twice (once shorthanded, once into an empty net) and dishing out three assists. (Updated 03/29/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Josh Bailey, who has a six-game points streak going, also put up a three-assist night Tuesday in the first of New York's home-and-home set against the Pens. Of his 31 points on the season, 12 have come on this streak. The former ninth overall pick (in 2008) was rushed to the NHL and has been slow to develop offensively, but perhaps he's finally found the form that made him such a high pick. Bailey's an interesting late-round gamble for next year's drafts. (Updated 03/29/2012).
03/27/2012 21:45 Isles snap Penguins' home win streak
Frans Nielsen scored twice and the New York Islanders won in Pittsburgh for the first time in more than four years with a 5-2 victory over the Penguins on Tuesday night.
Bailey was a disappointment last year with only 11 goals, 17 assists, and a minus-13 rating. His season was so bad that the Isles sent him to the AHL for a few weeks to get his game on track. This may have been a way of admitting that the team made a mistake and rushed Bailey to the NHL after selecting him in the first round of the 2008 draft. The center is still a part of the team's future and will be given every chance to live up to his top billing . He now has better talent around him, but is no better than the club's second-line center and that assumes that this year's first-round pick Ryan Strome does not make the team. (Updated 10/4/11)
