PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 06: Philadelphia Flyers Right Wing Justin Bailey (27) chases the puck during the game between the Washington Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers on March 6, 2019 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA.(Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

On Thursday, the Vancouver Canucks signed 24-year-old forward Justin Bailey. Here’s a look at what he could bring to the table for the 2019-20 season.

The Vancouver Canucks announced Thursday that they have signed former Philadelphia Flyers forward Justin Bailey to a one-year, two-way contract.

Bailey played a total of 52 games over three seasons for the Buffalo Sabres from 2015-16 to 2017-18. He recorded five goals and three assists during his time in Buffalo, before moving onto the Flyers organization.

The 24-year-old Bailey suited up in 11 games for Philadelphia this season, recording one assist while averaging 5:44 of ice time. He had eight points in 17 games for the Flyers’ AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, and 20 points in 37 games for the Rochester Americans (Buffalo’s AHL team).

Bailey was drafted in the second round by the Sabres in 2013 (52nd overall). He hasn’t grown into an NHL regular just yet, but the Canucks are giving him that opportunity here.

The 6-foot-4, 214-pound Bailey has good size and was a big-time goal-scorer in Rochester. Vancouver is taking a chance on Bailey in hopes that he’ll be able to bring those skills over to the NHL level. Of course, he’s most likely going to start the 2019-20 season with the Utica Comets, so Bailey may have to wait a while before possibly debuting in Vancouver.

This is Vancouver’s fourth free agent signing this week. General manager Jim Benning added blueliners Tyler Myers, Jordie Benn and Oscar Fantenberg on Monday. It’ll be interesting to see if the 56-year-old general manager makes any more signings between now and training camp. If he does, expect them to be two-way contracts like Bailey’s, because the Canucks already have a logjam on forward and on the blue line.