The Bombers Are Paying for a Window That's Already Closing

Winnipeg has the highest share of 2026 cap dollars committed to players 30 or older in the West — roughly 34 percent, anchored by Zach Collaros, Stanley Bryant, Willie Jefferson, and Jake Thomas — while 14 Americans are on expiring one-year deals. Only three of their last 12 Canadian draft picks have taken a snap this season, the thinnest draft-and-develop yield in the division. With Winnipeg and B.C. both at 7-6 and five games left, roster age is the tiebreaker nobody's tracking.