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For much of the Ottawa Redblacks’ pre-season finale at TD Place, it looked like the highlight of the night would stand as the lightning storm — which included high winds and toonie-sized hail pellets — that delayed the start of the game by almost an hour.
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The excitement meter spiked a couple of times, but overall, CFL followers in the nation’s capital have to be happy the regular season kicks off with the Redblacks’ visit to Saskatchewan on Thursday for a game against the Roughriders.
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The Redblacks sat most starters to take a look at players on the bubble, and the results were predictable in a sloppy 24-16 loss to the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night.
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Ottawa’s 1-1 preseason includes a