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Get to Know an Islander: Josh Bailey

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 194 | Born: Oct 2, 1989

Birthplace: Bowmanville, ONT | Drafted: 9th, 2008 (Islanders)

Assets Is a supremely intelligent player with good offensive skills. Can play both center and wing. Can also play sound defense and score some big goals. Owns a projectable frame.
Flaws Needs to crank up the intensity, as well as his game-to-game consistency. Tends to pass off in prime scoring areas on occasion. Needs to continue adding more bulk to his 6-1 frame in order to maximize potential.

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Why you should know who he is: Bailey was taken ninth overall back in the 2008 Entry Draft (the same draft that yielded the Caps Anton Gustafsson and John Carlson later in the first round) and has been a bit of a disappointment since then, cracking 40 points for the first time in this his seventh season.