2025 @CFL hot stove league

[GA Russell]

British Columbia Lions 24....Saskatchewan Roughriders 11

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4426401

BC was the last winless team. The Lions never trailed. With the loss, the Riders should drop to last place in the TSN power rankings. They only managed one impressive drive all night.

Gene Makowski set the Riders team record for most games played with them at 272.

[GA Russell]

Calgary Stampeders 32....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4426601

Great first half, but the Ticats didn't do anything the second half. This was Calgary's first home win of the season.

*****

The Eskimos' Fred Stamps will be out of action 4-6 weeks after undergoing emergency surgery to stem internal bleeding after last night's game against the Bombers. This is a real blow to the team's passing game.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=373340

[GA Russell]

Dave Naylor's Week 6 wrapup

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=373435

[GA Russell]

The Riders have traded Luc Mullinder to the Als for an import rookie receiver named Dallas Baker.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=373432

*****

Royal Copeland has died.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=373491

[Chuck Nessa]

You can't imagine how upset I am by this news.

[GA Russell]

Chuck, other than politicians, Royal Copeland was one of the biggest names in Canada in the 20th century, in large part because he played for Toronto, the media capital of the country. He and his teammate Joe Krol were fair haired boys who were better than everyone else on the field and were easy to root for. As the obit says, Copeland is the only man to have ever scored a touchdown in three consecutive Grey Cup games.

Perhaps they can be compared to the two Army players, Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside, Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis. As far as blond halfbacks go, Copeland was a much bigger star in Canada than Paul Hornung was in the US.

[GA Russell]

Kevin Eiben is out for the year with a ruptured pectoral muscle.

He is in his eleventh year, yet the article says that he is only 31. I thought he is much older than that..

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=373513

[GA Russell]

Gregg Xenakes Week 7 picks

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4427563

[GA Russell]

Globe (Matt Sekeres) Week 7 picks

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/road-trip-in-montreal-a-big-test-for-eskimos/article2125831/

[Chuck Nessa]

His picks are crap.

[GA Russell]

LOL! You should post a comment to that effect at the end of the article!

[GA Russell]

Umar Ali Week 7 preview

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4427831

[GA Russell]

Montreal Alouettes 27....Edmonton Eskimos 4

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4428019

The Eskimos were without their top two receivers due to injuries, so they never got it into gear.

[GA Russell]

The Eskimos are in real trouble. Fred Stamps and Adarius Bowman, their top two receivers, are out due to injuries. Last night they lost their #3 receiver Jason Barnes to fractured ribs, and a fourth receiver Marcus Henry to a concussion.

Today they signed Prechae Rodriguez, but he can't do it alone.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=373686

*****

Calgary Stampeders 45....Saskatchewan Roughriders 35

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=373707

Where was the Riders' Defense? In the first half the Stamps scored four touchdowns and a field goal. The score at halftime was 31-14. The Stamps coasted in the second half.

Calgary's Keon Raymond returned an interception 117 yards for a TD in the third quarter, the fourth longest in league history.

[GA Russell]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37....Toronto Argonauts 32

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4428507

Great game! Both defensive backfields had their problems.

[GA Russell]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30....British Columbia Lions 17

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4428544

The Bombers' defense looks very strong. The Bombers are 6-1 for the first time since 1984.

[GA Russell]

Here are today's TSN power rankings:

• [1] Winnipeg: Erasing doubts from critics with each win
• [2] Montreal: Within striking distance of Blue Bombers
• [3] Calgary: Offence in high gear against Roughriders
• [4] Edmonton: Two-game tail-spin causes drop in rankings
• [5] Hamilton: Big win over Argos needed to keep pace
• [6] Toronto: Deserved better fate against Tiger-Cats
• [7] B.C.: Still more questions than answers in Vancouver
• [8] Saskatchewan: Defensive shortcomings exploited by Stamps

*****

The next two weekends will be the mid-year bye weeks. So far after seven weeks, nobody really seems to have it completely together. And there have been even more dropped passes than usual this year.

[GA Russell]

Dave Naylor's Week 7 wrapup

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=373842

[GA Russell]

Edmonton has signed Ryan Grice-Mullen.

http://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-sign-kick-returner-grice-mullen

The Eskimos have also brought back Jason Armstead.

http://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-bring-back-receiver-armstead

[GA Russell]

Gregg Xenakes Week 8 picks

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4429156

[GA Russell]

Globe Week 8 picks

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/week-8-cfl-picks/article2132988/

[GA Russell]

Toronto Argonauts 24....Saskatchewan Roughriders 18

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=374066

The Riders really stunk for over three quarters, and then almost won it in the fourth. Very thrilling final minute.

This was the Argos' first home win in eleven months.

[GA Russell]

The Riders have fired head coach Greg Marshall and offensive coordinator Doug Berry.

Ken Miller will return as head coach.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/roughriders-fire-head-coach-greg-marshall/article2135777/

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=374113

[GA Russell]

British Columbia Lions 36....Edmonton Eskimos 1

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4429750

The Eskimos were without the services of their top four receivers and their starting left tackle. With so many guys new to the team, they didn't have their timing down, and were unable to muster any offense. Ray and Joseph threw four INTs.

[GA Russell]

The Riders have traded Luc Mullinder to the Als for an import rookie receiver named Dallas Baker.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=373432

The Ticats have signed Luc Mullinder one day after the Als let him go.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=374327