Fansided · Jul 31, 2021
Islanders: Trading Josh Bailey might sting but might be necessary
Josh Bailey #12 of the New York Islanders (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
We know that St Louis Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko is on the trade block. And we know that the New York Islanders are looking for more support up top, even before losing Jordan Eberle to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft. Moving for Taraseko makes sense.
The Isles also have to bring in a top-four defenseman to fill the gap left on the blue line when Nick Leddy was traded to the Detroit Red Wings.
Yesterday, The Athletic’s Arthur Staple (subscription required) indicated that Josh Bailey could be traded to both create enough space to bring in Tarasenko and maybe send enough value back to bring in that top-four D.