With the ink barely dry on the Casey Printers contract, the Hamilton Tiger Cats were quick to move their former number one on down the highway.
The Cats made a trade with Montreal on Thursday, hoping to send Jason Maas on to Montreal in exchange for Canadian running back Jeff Piercy.
However, as Thursday evening turned into night word began to leak out that the deal was on hold as Maas apparently balked at the idea of heading east to Montreal.
Sportsnet posted a story on their website, that the proposed trade has not officially gone through and that it temporarily has been suspended, which is something that could face Maas should he continue to refuse to report to Montreal.
Maas it was hoped would take over for Anthony Calvillo who is nursing a sore back and has not practiced all week for the Als, with Sportsnet reporting that sources in Montreal suggest that Calvillo may be out for a number of games.
No reason was given for Maas' refusal to report, and it poses some interesting questions such as why he would not want to suit up with a team that has a much better chance of heading to the Grey Cup than his former employers do.
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On the other side of the trade, what in the world are the Cats going to do with Piercy? With Jesse Lumsden looking like the premiere back in yellow and black, picking up another body for the backfield seems like a strange acquisition if it ever comes to pass.
The interesting thing to watch as Friday dawns besides whether Maas overcomes his reservations about Montreal, will be how much further the CFL Quarterback landscape may change before the Grey Cup is handed out in late November.
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Update: The Canadian Press is reporting that Maas has now decided to report to Montreal, having caught an early morning flight Friday morning to join his new team.
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