One of the CFL's hottest teams the Tiger Cats are host to the struggling Calgary Stampeders as week seven gets under way, both teams coming off their bye week mini vacations well rested and eager to get back to the pat towards the Grey Cup.
The break perhaps came at an inopportune time for the Cats who were clearly a team on the rise over the first six weeks, having shaken off their debut week troubles, Hamilton clearly has sorted out any of the lingering troubles they had in the early going of the season.
Henry Burris is in some of the finest form he's had in years, leading the Ti Cat offence with patience and skill, processing what is going on during the game and making the best of the opportunities that arrive game by game.
The visit by his old squad from Calgary, the first match up between the two teams this year, offers up another chance to showcase how well he is doing in Hamilton this season and considering the Stamps struggles of late it could be a night of memories, many of them perhaps bad ones for Calgary as they take on the Cats.
Calgary's season got off to a rough start with the departure of starting quarterback Drew Tate for what seems like the rest of the season as he recovers from surgery, Kevin Glenn who arrived from Hamilton has been handed the ball for the majority of this season and has had his struggles in his time at the helm.
While his experience puts the Stamps in a better spot than Winnipeg lets say who lost their starter early this year as well, there have been games where Glenn has let the play get away from him. Though he's not really to be singled out for the Stamps troubles.
Overall there has been far too many times where the Stamps have handed the game away, either on offence or defence, add on the undercurrent of dis-harmony that seems to be percolating on the Stampeder sidelines these days and this is a very unhappy team that is apparently letting the pressure get to it.
They can expect no favours this weekend in Hamilton, where the Ti Cats can make life very difficult for a struggling squad.
Game Time 7 PM ET, 5 MT, 4 PT Ivor Wynne Stadium TSN
Calgary 31 at Hamilton 20 22,635
Pre Game
CFL Video Preview
Globe and Mail-- Quarterbacks Glenn, Burris to meet for first time since switching teams
National Post-- Ticats' defence braces for high-ocatane Stampeders
Hamilton Spectator-- Glenn back in the saddle again as Stampeders' No. 1 QB
Calgary Herald-- Huff has plenty on his mind as Stamps face Ticats
Calgary Sun-- No friends on Stampeder game day
Team Backgrounders
Calgary Stampeders
Hamilton Tiger Cats
Post Game
CFL.ca-- Game Recap
CFL.ca-- Video Highlights
Globe and Mail-- Cornish runs wild as Stamps top Tiger Cats
National Post-- Stampeders' Cornish grinds Tiger-Cats down
Hamilton Spectator-- Former Ticats QB leads Stamps to 31-20 win
Toronto Sun-- Henry Burris, Kevin Glenn duel a bust
Calgary Herald-- Stamps grind out gritty 31-20 CFL win over Ticats
Calgary Sun-- Stamps pivot plays it safe
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