This season will start the same as it has the past two seasons for Josh Bailey, playing with a center not named John Tavares. Bailey was quickly paired with the former captain and went on to have his two best NHL seasons. This season, well, there will not be a reunion.
Bailey, who had a career-high 71 points (18 goals, 53 assists) and made the NHL All-Star Game for the first time, doesn’t seemed too concerned about the lineup.
“It’ll be different [without Tavares]. You play with someone for a long time, it’s different for sure.