PR - Fog Devils

*opening plays for TSN's Trade Center 08*

(a clip from a press conference of GM Jon Osborne announcing that the team
had acquired Brock Radunske)

GM Osborne: Today our organization has traded Michael Tessier to the Pain
for forward Brock Radunske and a 1st and 3rd round draft picks. We feel this
is an excellent trade for the Fog Devils. Tessier was coming to the end of
his contract and we had zero intentions of re-signing him. While Tessier is
a skilled froward, we did not believe his recent points production and his
average of 50 games per season could allow us to keep him at the salary he
would request. Rather than losing him as a RFA and getting some draft picks
for him, we traded for Brock Radunske. Radunske is a great power forward
that loves to check and has the ability to produce points wise. As well the
first and third round picks we acquired will help build our club in the long
run as well.

(Clip ends and we cut to Pierre McGuire)

Pierre McGuire: This is how trades are supposed to work!!! Both teams
benefitting from the deal. Both teams had star players they were not happy
with and were not playing. The Pain not happy with his play were playing
Radunske on their third line, while the Fog Devils frustrated with Tessier’s
constant injury problems and poor pont production for someone of his caliber
decided it as time to move him.

Radunske is tough, I like this player, he is in the top ten for hits and he
loves physical play, but does it smart with very few penalties. He can put
up the same kind of points as Tessier has in recent seasons and will
solidify the Fog Devils penalty kill. The draft picks are icing on the cake
as any time a team sits with two first round picks, they increase their
chance of drafting that star player of the future.

With Tessier the Pain get a player who has the ability to be one of the top
players in the league. As always the issue with him is keeping him healthy.
To my knowledge Tessier has never played a full season, as GM Osborne was
quoted as saying “ this guy could get in the shower in the morning and
injures himself for three months. If Tessier can shake this injury bug that
seems to follow him around, then the Pain could make a very serious run at
the championship this season.

Many see this trade as the beginning of the flood gates for trades before
the deadline, this could very well be the case as at the end of his press
conference GM Osborne suggested more moves could be on their way “ I’m not
done, I got some forwards I can move to acquire some good young players for
this team” His closed the press conference with a sly smile and this
statement, “my phone is always on”.

For TSN I’m Pierre McGuire

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