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Originally Posted by OzSome
What??? Wally must be drunk when he made this trade.. He gave up non-import receiver Akeem Foster for Buck Pierce?? I don't get this at all.
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I think Foster has the talent to be a good player in this league but that wasn't happening in BC as he was surpassed on the depth chart by Gore, Iannuzz, and now Haidara. It gives him an opportunity to play rather than languishing on the reserve squad right now. I don't see Winnipeg protecting him in the expansion draft and I think he is a prime candidate to be in Ottawa next year. IMO his upside is huge.
It gives them a insurance policy behind Lulay and someone who knows Chapdelaine's offense and has had success with it, though I think he would be killed if he was put in there with that turnstile offensive line. I think BC misses Simon's leadership qualities and Pierce is a warrior who will make up for that in that regard. And finally I think Pierce is done after this year and it gives him the proper way to go out with class and respect as opposed to Winnipeg throwing him aside in a trash heap. I know it might look like Buono got fleeced as opposed to him fleecing other teams but he usually knows what he is doing.
EDIT: Those are some interesting comments I just read from Buono as he wasn't not thrilled at all with the effort of his team in Hamilton and warned trading for Pierce is only the start.