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Before he left Winnipeg on Saturday night, Damaso Munoz made a polite request to the good folks at Investors Group Field.

“Save the Wi-Fi password here,” Munoz tweeted, “because we are coming back.”

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There are many significant obstacles between the Redblacks and a return to Manitoba’s capital for the Grey Cup Game in late November, but there’s no doubt “confident” describes the Redblacks after a 27-20 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers improved their record to 10-6 and gave them a share of top spot in the Canadian Football League’s East Division with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Coincidentally, the Redblacks finish the regular season by facing the Tiger-Cats twice: next Sunday at Hamilton and Nov. 7 at TD Place stadium.

“We are confident, but we’re still growing,” Munoz said. “We still have a lot of work to do. Those two games are important.”

No kidding.

A sweep would give the Redblacks (or Tiger-Cats) a first-round playoff bye and the right to play host to the East final on Nov. 22. Two losses could lead to third place and a trip to Toronto a week earlier for the division semifinal against the Argonauts (9-7), who have remaining home games against the B.C Lions and Blue Bombers.