Islanders rookie Bailey caught in a Catch-22

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IllegalCurve.com found this 10/10/2008 on www.newsday.com (flag)
The news earlier this week that Islanders No.1 pick Josh Bailey had made the opening-night roster was seen by some as nothing more than a public-relations ploy. Get the fans stoked by giving the 19-year-old a few shifts before sending him back to his junior team in Windsor, Ontario. (link)

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NHL Morning Papers (Friday Edition)
Published 10/10/2008 by Richard at IllegalCurve.com
... for the Islanders.  Josh Bailey’s CHL teammates want him to succeed at the NHL level but wouldn’t exactly be angry if he came back to junior for one more season. ...

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