The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are seemingly without injury concerns heading into the East Final against the Montreal Alouettes.
The top-seeded team in the East Division will make just one change to their lineup for the playoff tilt. Defensive tackle Mario Kendricks, who sat out the regular-season finale due to load management, will come onto the roster, while his counterpart, Miles Fox, will become a healthy scratch.
Kendricks has suited up in 16 games this season, recording 18 defensive tackles and five sacks. He is viewed as the more effective pass rusher, while Fox, who made 26 tackles in 17 games, is the stronger run defender.
Hamilton listed all 11 players on their one-game injured list as available, meaning that they are healthy enough to play if the team desired. The only players unavailable are the four still on the six-game injured list: offensive lineman Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay, and defensive linemen TyJuan Garbutt, Luke Brubacher, and Isaiah Bagnah. The Ticats had the fewest man-games missed of any CFL team this season, with just 138.
The Tiger-Cats (11-7) host the Alouettes (11-8) in the East Final on Saturday, November 8 at Hamilton Stadium with kickoff slated for 3 p.m. ET. The Als defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Semi-Final 42-33, while the Ticats were on bye after finishing atop the East Division standings.
The weather forecast in the Hammer calls for a high of seven degrees with a 30 percent chance of showers. The game will be broadcast on TSN, TSN2, CTV, and RDS in Canada and CFL+ internationally. Radio listeners can tune in on TSN 690 in Montreal and the Ticats Audio Network.
Graphic courtesy: Hamilton Tiger-Cats
