The debate after Week 8 in the CFL is now whether Montreal or Edmonton is the best team in the league.

After the Elks brought down the defending champs on an emotional night in Regina, they are tied with Montreal at the top of the standings.

Of course, the Elks beat Montreal earlier in the season, which is the Alouettes’ only loss of the year, but the Elks also lost more recently to the 1-5 BC Lions.

I enjoy these debates because we won’t truly know until they play again. Which is actually NEXT WEEK!

But first, Week 9 has some interesting matchups as the Riders and Elks tangle in a rematch. The Stampeders will try to string wins together as they visit Hamilton, who looked like a real threat to the Alouettes until the wheels fell off in the final moments.

We’ll also potentially see the debut of another quarterback in the CFL as the Lions make a change heading into Winnipeg. And Montreal will try to avoid the dreaded trap game against Ottawa with the Elks on the horizon next week.

Will that impact my pick? Probably not.

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Who is Kaidon Salter? We’re about to find out on Thursday night for the BC Lions. It appears it’ll be Salter at quarterback for the Lions as the team moves off Chase Brice and awaits the return of Nathan Rourke from his shoulder injury.

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