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The more things change around the Canadian Football League, perhaps, the more familiar they could end up becoming at Commonwealth Stadium.

In a wacky off-season, fans have seen a league-wide game of musical chairs for starting quarterbacks, the international floodgates open to global talent and, finally, the beginning of the ever-important collective-bargaining agreement discussions.

From a local standpoint, however, the two biggest stories have been the departures of star quarterback Mike Reilly and CEO Len Rhodes.

With change comes opportunity. The Eskimos quickly moved to sign a talented new quarterback, Trevor Harris, and that move has been widely lauded. No public developments, however, regarding the second critical organizational vacancy: The all important CEO.

However, with the news out of Montreal this week regarding the imminent sale of the Alouettes, an intriguing option, Kavis Reed, is developing.

New owners almost always want their own people. As the Montreal Gazette‘s Herb Zurkowsky tweeted earlier this week, “If the Montreal Alouettes are indeed sold, I wonder if the new owners might make an offer to Danny Maciocia to become GM. Just sayin’.”