Isles' Josh Bailey could set some longevity marks this season

Josh Bailey became just the fifth Islander to play in at least 13 seasons for the club in Thursday night’s season opener against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

It could be a milestone-filled season for Bailey.

"I think there’s certainly a lot of good memories and, really, at this point, I’m only focused on trying to create some new ones and better ones," Bailey said. "I think you’re just constantly striving for more."

The right wing entered the season with 322 career assists, just one shy of tying Brent Sutter for eighth place on the Islanders’ all-time list and just six shy of tying Pat Flatley for seventh. He could also move past John Tonelli (338) and John Tavares (349) to move into…