Michael Pachla: Justin Bailey added to AHL All-Star roster

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Michael Pachla: Justin Bailey added to AHL All-Star roster
- Michael Pachla

If only he will transfer that scoring touch into his NHL game .

If only he will transfer that scoring touch into his NHL game .
- cabin

Add Schneider, C. O'reilly, and about 400 other AHL guys to that list.

Bailey is developing quite nicely. He should be on the roster F/T next season.

If only he will transfer that scoring touch into his NHL game .
- cabin

heard...

he's 21 and has shown real nice year-over-year development...i'd say that's pretty solid for a second-round pick

heard...

he's 21 and has shown real nice year-over-year development...i'd say that's pretty solid for a second-round pick
- Michael Pachla

Watched Rochester the other night, Bailey is a man amongst boys there. He's sort of stuck between dominant AHL'er and part time NHL'er

Watched Rochester the other night, Bailey is a man amongst boys there. He's sort of stuck between dominant AHL'er and part time NHL'er
- sbroads24

we've seen this story before haven't we

heard...

he's 21 and has shown real nice year-over-year development...i'd say that's pretty solid for a second-round pick
- Michael Pachla

the key is getting these kids on the top 3 lines


if the coach is going to have them play 8 minutes a night on the 4th line, they are better off calling up the cor's or schneiders


bailey, baptiste, nylander, asplund, pu

lesser extent carrier and fashing


hurley is an ex factor, as he has stepped it up a bit this year


estephan may also turn out to be decent

lw prospect depth is really bad with this team


nylander



william, murray, hagel



it would be much better if lemieux and compher were in the mix

lw prospect depth is really bad with this team


nylander



william, murray, hagel



it would be much better if lemieux and compher were in the mix
- homiedclown

Steal imo

we've seen this story before haven't we
- Sabresfan-365

Hmmm, I don't really know. Bailey has had minimal opportunity

Steal imo
- Sabresfan-365

A poster on a Sabres message board I frequent lives in Alberta and went to a few Red Deer games and wasn't too excited about him. He said he is very small and it shows and he took a few bad penalties, a bit of a hot head. Now that was only a few games but the kid did have a 6 point game recently. I think he could develop into a real nice prospect. It was an interesting take though and the guy saw him in action.

Hmmm, I don't really know. Bailey has had minimal opportunity
- sbroads24

I know he hasn't really gotten an extended look and perhaps a bit unfair but from what i saw of him during the looks he got with reinhart and kane it wasn't overly promising. Just can't seem to put it together right now. hes still young though, maybe just a longer learning curve.

I know he hasn't really gotten an extended look and perhaps a bit unfair but from what i saw of him during the looks he got with reinhart and kane it wasn't overly promising. Just can't seem to put it together right now. hes still young though, maybe just a longer learning curve.
- Sabresfan-365

To be fair, Reinhart and Kane did next to nothing together

A poster on a Sabres message board I frequent lives in Alberta and went to a few Red Deer games and wasn't too excited about him. He said he is very small and it shows and he took a few bad penalties, a bit of a hot head. Now that was only a few games but the kid did have a 6 point game recently. I think he could develop into a real nice prospect. It was an interesting take though and the guy saw him in action.
- mhp

he's 6 ft tall so i dunno who the (frank) that guy was watching Could he put on some weight? absolutely. Maybe a hot head but he's got that edge to his game. The guys who cover the prospects regularly speak pretty highly of him

To be fair, Reinhart and Kane did next to nothing together
- sbroads24

Point taken, but you see where im coming from.


Id like to see him given a chance, but i wonder if hes one of those younger players that has more value in a trade (theres been lots of interest over the years) than to this team.

If you're not going to give him the chance or you think he doesnt have what it takes why hang on to him?

Point taken, but you see where im coming from.


Id like to see him given a chance, but i wonder if hes one of those younger players that has more value in a trade (theres been lots of interest over the years) than to this team.

If you're not going to give him the chance or you think he doesnt have what it takes why hang on to him?
- Sabresfan-365

Yeah, I think I just totally disagree with you on Bailey.

He looked so much better than Fasching, Baptiste and Carrier to me over the summer in the prospects and 3 on 3. He torched Borgen and Guhle all day in the scrimmage.

I think he needs to play on a line with speed and see what happens

Yeah, I think I just totally disagree with you on Bailey.

He looked so much better than Fasching, Baptiste and Carrier to me over the summer in the prospects and 3 on 3. He torched Borgen and Guhle all day in the scrimmage.

I think he needs to play on a line with speed and see what happens
- sbroads24

Well it was bound to happen eventually

I don't remember anything from the summer scrimmage so there's that too.

he's 6 ft tall so i dunno who the (frank) that guy was watching Could he put on some weight? absolutely. Maybe a hot head but he's got that edge to his game. The guys who cover the prospects regularly speak pretty highly of him
- Sabresfan-365

Maybe because he's not big in terms of weight he looks small, not sure. The 6 point night was very impressive.

Well it was bound to happen eventually

I don't remember anything from the summer scrimmage so there's that too.
- Sabresfan-365

I mean, if they traded him as part of a package to get a top pairing guy, so be it, but if I were to bet, I'd say he's more than a 4th liner.

Watched Rochester the other night, Bailey is a man amongst boys there. He's sort of stuck between dominant AHL'er and part time NHL'er
- sbroads24

did you watch on msg? i have directv and was listed but not shown wish the would show more of the ahl games so we could see the prospects growth

did you watch on msg? i have directv and was listed but not shown wish the would show more of the ahl games so we could see the prospects growth
- tyler46

I have Fios. I don't know if Direct TV gets them.

thanks they are supposed to show 7 games if i remember correctly watched 1 right after christmas so i know they are showing some but was looking forward to the game friday even if it was a boring 2 1 loss

I mean, if they traded him as part of a package to get a top pairing guy, so be it, but if I were to bet, I'd say he's more than a 4th liner.
- sbroads24

That was a big time goal he scored on the King. I guess you can't fall in love with a player over one goal, but that opened my eyes. Damn near had another on him too. I think if you're going to score goals in the NHL, you better be able to score them in the AHL if you're there and he's doing it.