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This time of year, there are always more questions than answers.

The ensuing six months of football will provide clarity.

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But the Calgary Stampeders — and the CFL’s West Division as a whole — have changed a lot since the Red & White’s 2015 season came to an early end at Commonwealth Stadium last November.

In addition to John Hufnagel trading in his head coach title for the president’s role — he kept the GM job — and Dave Dickenson getting set to handle sideline duties for the first time in his coaching career, the Stampeders waved goodbye to a long list of fan favourites that provided some Calgary consternation over the winter.

“We made changes and you have to deal with change,” Hufnagel said Thursday morning, as the league’s conference call tour of each of the nine CFL cities continued with the Stamps’ new head coach and longtime GM. “I’m not afraid of change. If you’re afraid of change, then you’re in the wrong sport and in the wrong business.”