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MONTREAL — He won’t be playing Sunday. He won’t be down on the sidelines of Percival Molson Stadium or in a box high above.

But few people will have as much impact on the East Division semifinal playoff game than former Montreal Alouettes general manager Kavis Reed, who will likely be watching from his family home in Edmonton.

In a country where there’s very little consensus, political or otherwise, a few months ago there was one thing everyone could agree on coast to coast: The Alouettes were going to be dreadful.

In a nine-team league, they were universally viewed to finish ninth.

Then the season started, and to the surprise of many, Montreal won two of their first four games.

And, just as suddenly and equally as shocking, Reed was fired.

Many rumours have since spread damning him and his management tenure. Some were false. Others were speculative and could possibly be debated if Reed was talking to the media, but he isn’t.