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All things considered, John Hufnagel had a pretty good week.

Not only did the Calgary Stampeders president/GM manage to re-sign almost all of his high-priority potential free agents before they hit the market on Tuesday, he also managed to add some nice depth pieces once he was allowed to negotiate with other guys from around the league.

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Then, on Friday, he made a lot of Stampeders fans very happy be signing Derek Dennis, who was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman with the Stamps before joining the Saskatchewan Roughriders last year.

So yes, it’s been a good week.

“Well, before free agency started there were a few players that were priorities and fortunately we were able to sign four of the five,” Hufnagel said Friday from McMahon Stadium. “Tommie decided to sign elsewhere, but I was very pleased we were able to get (Jamar Wall, Ciante Evans, Roy Finch and DaVaris Daniels).

“I’ve always been a guy that, that guys that perform for us, get them under contract, try to have some continuity, try to keep the core intact … For the most part, we were able to do that.”’