Adam Bighill doesn’t deliberation the scales are tipped heavy Successful Winnipeg’s favour due to the fact that the Calgary Stampeders’ injured database is jam-packed.

The seasoned Blue Bombers linebacker expects the Stampeders (1-2) volition dip into their extent and conflict erstwhile they sojourn IG Field Friday nighttime to instrumentality connected his 3-1 squad.

The Stampeders person 11 players connected the six-game injured database and 3 connected the one-game list. Nine of those players are connected offence and 5 from defence.

“Their grounds truthful acold and the games they’ve played, it shows that they’ve possibly had a small deficiency of continuity and consistencies,” Bighill said aft Winnipeg’s Thursday walk-through.

“But astatine the extremity of the day, these guys are bully players. It’s a bully program, they’re well-coached. They’re going to beryllium coming retired present acceptable to execute their crippled program truthful we’re decidedly not taking it lightly astatine all.”

Calgary’s moving backs person been deed hard by injuries this season, with some all-star Ka’Deem Carey (foot) and Peyton Logan (hamstring) connected the six-game injured list.

Dedrick Mills continues to transportation the shot for the Stampeders. He leads the CFL successful mean rushing yards per crippled astatine 88 yards, conscionable up of the 81.8 by Winnipeg’s Brady Oliveira.

Calgary lost receiver Malik Henry aft helium ruptured his Achilles tendon successful a 29-26 overtime nonaccomplishment to the Saskatchewan Roughriders connected June 24.

While determination volition beryllium 9 changes to Calgary’s roster from its past game, 1 is existent bully news.

Star receiver Reggie Begelton (ribs) was taken disconnected the six-game database Sunday pursuing the club’s bye week and volition play his 3rd crippled of the season. Wide receiver Marken Michel is besides backmost in.

“He has a truly bully knack for moving routes, timing and being successful sync with the backmost and speechmaking defences, truthful helium is the go-to feline that their offence needs to number on, nary doubt,” Bighill said of Begelton.

Begelton had 8 catches for 141 yards successful his past game, a 26-15 triumph implicit the Ottawa Redblacks June 15.

“If I tin play, and play to the champion of my ability, past I’m going to play,” Begelton said aft arriving successful Winnipeg Thursday.

“Throughout the year, everybody plays with injuries, truthful it’s each astir if you’re capable to tolerate your peculiar injury.”

And tin helium bash that with his injury?

“Most definitely,” Begelton replied.

Bombers caput manager Mike O’Shea can’t callback if his squad has ever had astir a twelve players connected the six-game injured list, but said each squad goes done a atrocious spell and Calgary is known for its depth.

“And if they get Reggie back, he’s a sensational receiver,” O’Shea said. “Marken Michel is back. He understands what they’re trying to bash truthful he’ll measurement successful precise rapidly for them.”

Calgary head manager and wide manager Dave Dickenson said helium didn’t expect to get Begelton backmost truthful helium was blessed astir that. As for each the injuries, he’ll conscionable rotation with it.

“We’re stretched a bit, but I’m not going to absorption connected that due to the fact that it’s happened, it’s over,” helium said. “The pugnacious portion is definite guys whitethorn beryllium gone for the year. That’s a hard pill to swallow. But injuries rhythm and, hopefully, we tin turn and get much guys playing time.”

Dickenson described Calgary’s overtime nonaccomplishment to Saskatchewan arsenic a “gut punch” but said they’ll usage it to effort to refocus and get immoderate other vigor for the lucifer against the Bombers.

Stampeders backmost Jake Maier was intercepted successful the extremity portion by Roughrider Nic Marshall to seal the victory.

Maier was heading into Friday’s crippled with a affirmative outlook.

“You’re going to beryllium connected the different broadside of those, too,” Maier said. “You play capable games, you’re going to beryllium connected the broadside wherever you triumph a crippled oregon you bargain a crippled precocious oregon immoderate that whitethorn be.”

While Winnipeg is coming disconnected a 17-3 triumph successful Montreal, the squad has a spot of unit to play amended astatine location than its past crippled – a 30-6 trouncing astatine the hands of the B.C. Lions connected June 22.

“We haven’t talked astir it much, but you ever privation to play good successful beforehand of the location crowd,” Bombers backmost Zach Collaros said.

“It’s astir apt thing that’s successful the backmost of everybody’s mind. We expect it’s going to beryllium a large crowd, against a large opponent, truthful it’s going to beryllium a batch of fun.”

CALGARY STAMPEDERS (1-2) AT WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (3-1)

Friday, IG FIELD

NOT FRIENDLY MANITOBA: The Stampeders person mislaid their past six games successful Winnipeg. Calgary’s past triumph astatine IG Field was connected July 7, 2017 (29-10).

LATE DECISIONS: Since 2014, the Bombers and Stampeders person played each different 20 times, with 16 of those games decided successful the last 3 minutes. Calgary won 11 times.

ON A ROLL: Winnipeg placekicker Sergio Castillo tops the league successful making each 8 of his field-goal attempts this season. He has an progressive streak of 18 consecutive FGs going backmost to Sept. 16 past year.

BOUNCE BACK: Calgary quarterback Jake Maier has led the squad to a triumph aft his past 4 losses.