Highlander
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I seem to remember another Leaf who's name was Bailey, believe his first name was Ace. We should be so lucky to have another.
Leafs sign college UFA Casey Bailey
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Chev-boyar-sky
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Welcome to the suck Casey Bailey. The bar ain't very high on this squad so take full advantage.
GhostofPotvin29
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Highlander said:
We can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell them stories that don't go anywhere. Like the time I took the fairy to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe so I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them. Give me five bees for a quarter you'd say. Now where were we, oh ya. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because if the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones.
bustaheims
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L K said:
You forgot Kontiola's contract being terminated.
LuncheonMeat
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Frank E said:
I agree. :-X
A bit of insight from Bailey's dad on how the deal went down:
Bailey will become the first Lion to play in the NHL in school history, and playing immediately was something important to him. Glen said Casey had lengthy discussions with the Buffalo Sabres, who are owned by Terry Pegula ? Penn State alumnus and benefactor of the Division I program. But the Sabres wanted Bailey to wait to play until next season, Glen said.
?Until today, I thought he was going to Buffalo,? Glen said.
That?s when Leafs president and governor Brendan Shanahan reached out to Casey on the phone today.
?Toronto was the one that wanted to play and play as soon as they can get him up there,? Glen said.
Casey is expected to be in Toronto when the Leafs take on the Minnesota Wild on Monday. However, Glen will not be there. He is leaving for Africa for a mission trip.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/sports/men_hockey/article_b0445f78-d01d-11e4-b6d4-6b8224629afa.html
Kind of weird for Buffalo to basically pass on him here. He was one of the most coveted college free agents out there, and burning a year off a contract is pretty standard practice in these instances. I mean, what did they really have to lose here? But their loss is our gain.
Bailey will become the first Lion to play in the NHL in school history, and playing immediately was something important to him. Glen said Casey had lengthy discussions with the Buffalo Sabres, who are owned by Terry Pegula ? Penn State alumnus and benefactor of the Division I program. But the Sabres wanted Bailey to wait to play until next season, Glen said.
?Until today, I thought he was going to Buffalo,? Glen said.
That?s when Leafs president and governor Brendan Shanahan reached out to Casey on the phone today.
?Toronto was the one that wanted to play and play as soon as they can get him up there,? Glen said.
Casey is expected to be in Toronto when the Leafs take on the Minnesota Wild on Monday. However, Glen will not be there. He is leaving for Africa for a mission trip.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/sports/men_hockey/article_b0445f78-d01d-11e4-b6d4-6b8224629afa.html
Kind of weird for Buffalo to basically pass on him here. He was one of the most coveted college free agents out there, and burning a year off a contract is pretty standard practice in these instances. I mean, what did they really have to lose here? But their loss is our gain.
Jolly good show chaps
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What's the benefit of him burning off a year of his ELC? Just more.money further down the line after this contract?
L K
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Jolly good show chaps said:
1) It lets him start playing professional hockey today instead of sitting on his bum until next year.
2) It burns a year of ELC so yeah, if he has a good year next year he might make more money
3) It's not terrible for the Leafs either because if he has a good but not great year next year, his final cap hit on his next contract might be higher but accounting for bonuses it might actually end up cheaper in terms of where you look at the top of the cap hit.
Overall it doesn't really affect the Leafs all that much though. They aren't going to be a cap ceiling team next year (or at least shouldn't be) and he's a RFA until he turns 27 regardless of how many ELC years he has.
L K
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Bullfrog said:
I put him twice (added and taken away) and yeah, I did forget Kontiola. So that puts the Leafs at 10 contracts out, 10 contracts in (with Bailey expected to debut tomorrow).
They have one more contract slot open in the event they sign another college/overage OHLer.
L K
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I do believe he is also eligible for the Marlies playoffs too as clear day rosters no longer exist. So if he shows productive performance down the stretch that could be another boon to their playoff chances. The Leafs last game is on April 11 and the Marlies will have 4 more regular season games left at that point.
Heroic Shrimp
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Despite the fact that his name sounds suspiciously like Katy Perry, I'm open-minded enough to give this signing the benefit of the doubt.
Deebo said:
That 9 games thing only applies to 18/19 year olds.