I was just going to look at how he was doing down there since being sent down. He has been pretty good about the whole thing, and really If I was him and was seeing JJ and Colliton in the lineup over me, I’d be annoyed too. I was also just going to say today that I’d rather him be in the lineup than those other two. Either way, with Frans and KO coming back, this isn’t as bad for the big club as it is for BPT.

I was just going to say that’s cold to cut him outright, but if he doesn’t want to play ball that’s another story.

First step before buying out (or, in this instance, relinquishing rights).

Re: Reese, it’s his age. The CBA has a table, designed specifically to confuse you and keep me up at night, where the older you are and the later you got your first NHL contract, the fewer games (if any) that are needed before you must be exposed to waivers.

The best way to look at it is everyone must clear waivers to be reassigned, but some guys are exempt until they’re old enough and/or have played enough games. Because Bailey started at the earliest possible age, he required 160 NHL games before he was no longer exempt.

though I’m not sure it was always his fault. I think he was getting a lot of “reputation penalties” called on him. And while it’s not nice to say, that makes him kind of a liability if he’s not putting up big enough numbers to overlook that.

He’s no Julia Child mind you… but Graham Kerr would be proud!

Holy crap… I pulled that name out of my ass… and looked it up, and I was dead on! I watched too much TV as a kid… and as an adult too.

If you dont think Brunos worth more than either of them I dont know what to tell you… other than the fact that I think youre ragging on him out of habit rather than looking at him play.

Jon Sim returns to NHL as member of the Washington Capitals. “It’s nice to be needed and to know I can contribute,” Sim said to reporters after his first practice. “Also, I was sick of being announced at games as ‘#16, Nino’s Buddy from the Islanders.’”

And honestly, getting paid to play hockey in Switzerland is a pretty sweet coda to an NHL career. If his family is open to living there for a little while, all the better.

I didn’t mind Sim as a AHL guy/depth call up
But if he does not want to play that role then have fun in Europe.

Absolutely agree. I like the guy but if he is tired of the runaround and wants to go to Europe, I wish him all the best.
Heck- he might have worked this out with Snows blessing for all we know.

I’m with you on that. In fact, if the D-man Karma Rule is the same as the Goalie Karma rule, it’s pretty much guaranteed that we will lose another top d-man for the season soon.

He’s yet to play in a game for Bridgeport this season and I can’t get any info on what/when/whether he’s injured.

Andy Hilbert………LMAO he is arriving as a tag team pair with (ole time Isles) Randy “dead” Wood.

“What do you mean I have to go back to bridgeport?”, acting like he would have had a steady nhl job somewhere else (unless he knows something we don’t).

But he signed the two way contract in the offseason. If ANYONE had offered him a one way deal he probably would have signed it. If your going to sign a two way you should understand part of it is playing in the AHL for less money.

One thing to move a guy cause the team is taking another direction. Entirely another to go about it like this.

Going about it like this is the legal way for the Isles to be able to let him go to Switzerland if that is something he honestly wants to do. Its the only way- otherwise, he would have to honor his contract.

and in an act of solidarity I am boycotting the Norfolk game tonight.

I really was actually looking forward to seeing him dominate in BPT again. Maybe I’ll go to Switzerland instead.