Injuries

[Tecno]

Johnathon Toews 19 - NHL Jets

Ya, so now name a CFL REC that sat for 2 straight "being cautious" and came back to be a big factor.  You have to try to play in the middle (1-ish years max) and prove you still "got it".  Even if hammies (or whatever) "need" 2 years, a CFL player can't afford to do it.  And teams won't keep paying you forever.

[Tecno]

So you'd sacrifice Demski to win the first playoff game when they have 2 remaining?

Definitely.  And I'm proven right with the (hindsight) result.  List out the options and the possible results, you'll see I'm right.  The only situation you lose is if Demski is out in the 1st Q and you're down a REC.  There literally should be no concern for "next week" in a game you're almost certainly going to lose due to lack of top REC talent.

We gambled that we could win without him.  Bad gamble.