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It wasn’t quite the bloodbath that many CFL experts were expecting.

Still, it probably says something about the Calgary Stampeders that a 25-8 victory over the Montreal Alouettes somehow feels like a disappointment.

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The Stamps (5-0) were clearly the better team all night against the Alouettes (1-4).

They led from the end of their first drive right until the end and, with the exception of one touchdown drive to start the second half, the Stamps defence completely shut down the visitors from Montreal.

But after the absolute beatdown the Stampeders laid down on the Ottawa Redblacks last weekend, there were some who were expecting the home team at McMahon Stadium to smash up the lowly Alouettes.

That didn’t quite happen.

“It’s interesting, because you win by 17 and you just don’t feel great about it,” said Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson. “It’s pro sports and every win’s hard, you really should cherish it and you really should respect your opponent and believe that every win should be special, and yet I look at what we did offensively and even I didn’t think our special teams were very good, and it just makes me want to be better.”