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This happens to the Ti Cats every year - depleted by injuries.
It sucks. Makes me so mad and sad.
This happens to the Ti Cats every year - depleted by injuries.
It sucks. Makes me so mad and sad.
Happens to every team. Not talked about much but Winnipeg lost their #1 receiver and only deep threat in BOTH of the last two years for the year late in the season (Darvin Adams). Lost their best defensive player last year as well.
Coming from someone who doesn’t like Hamilton, it seems to hit them the worst, IMO. Every season since 2015, at least. By the end of the season they’re swimming in injuries. Both in quality players and depth.
As a Bomber fan I can't agree that anyone has been hurt worse by injuries over the past 2 year or even expand it over the past 15. Albeit over the past like 10 of those times the Bombers just plain sucked, but everytime we get close we get key injuries at the exact wrong time. If were just talking past few years the Bombers have been devastated by their best WR and only deep threat going down in Adams, best defensive player in Leggatt last year, etc. However Banks is a HUGE loss this year. He is perhaps even more important that Adams for the Bombers. You as an Ottawa fan have been lucky but most team have 5-6 starters out by playoff time. Just a reality.
Banks hurts but as a small speedy WR in theory that should be the easiest position on the field to replace. Hamilton has not shown an ability to do that though.
It's never happened but it still does seem the East is an easier path. The injured Ti-Cats into the inconsistent Redblacks vs the elite defense horredous offense in Sask and then in Calgary.
June over/under win totals for HAM, TOR and OTT were within a game of each other, so it's not like there was a clear favourite.Ottawa proves the pundits wrong and wins the East.
Wonder if Winnipeg or BC rest starters next week in an effort to accidentally on purpose finish 4th? Not that winning in Ottawa will be an easy task, but a semi-final against the wounded Ti-Cats is surely a better situation than one in Regina or Calgary.
Winnipeg has clinched 3rd. BC will play Hamilton.
Wonder if Winnipeg or BC rest starters next week in an effort to accidentally on purpose finish 4th? Not that winning in Ottawa will be an easy task, but a semi-final against the wounded Ti-Cats is surely a better situation than one in Regina or Calgary.
a semi-final against the wounded Ti-Cats is surely a better situation than one in Regina or Calgary
June over/under win totals for HAM, TOR and OTT were within a game of each other, so it's not like there was a clear favourite.
Nobody credible predicted Montreal to do anything except finish last in the East, or at best 3rd.Ottawa was the only team that wasn’t predicted to win the Grey Cup at the start of the season. Even Montreal was.
Redblacks were written off before the season even started
Nobody credible predicted Montreal to do anything except finish last in the East, or at best 3rd.
Calgary is in a serious skid and I'm not too worried about a team that can't play offense. I think the west is perhaps easier. Honestly I wouldn't be a bit shocked by a wpg bc grey cup.
As a Hamilton season ticket holder I am not excited for this game. Going to be a stressful game that will likely end in a loss and a couple days of me thinking about what the season could have been had our play makers stayed healthy.....Hopefully they prove me wrong and I get to watch another stressful game in Ottawa....
One game could be a summer contest involving the Argos. Presumably a 'home' game.