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OTTAWA -- Henry Burris boasts an impressive CFL resume. Over 15 seasons, hes twice won a league championship, been named a Grey Cup and CFL MVP and is one of just five players ever to surpass the 50,000-yard passing plateau. But even with 17 years of pro football under his belt -- he also played in the NFL with Green Bay and Chicago -- the 39-year-old Texan will experience a career first Friday night when he leads the expansion Ottawa Redblacks (0-2) into their first-ever game at TD Place Stadium against the Toronto Argonauts (1-2). Watch the Redblacks vs. Argonauts live tonight on TSN and TSN GO at 7pm et/4pm pt. "Ive never been in this position before," Burris said following Thursdays practice. "I played in the first Monday night game following 9/11 (Green Bays 37-0 win over Washington on Sept. 24, 2001), Ive played in Grey Cups and those were some pretty emotional times for me. "But I can just imagine how emotional and how much energy is going to be in this stadium and this entire city. I know this fanbase has waited since 2005 to have a true home game and a true home stadium. Its an honour to be here and able to be part of this team to break ground as far as getting this organization and city back into football." Not since the former Renegades in November 2005 has a CFL team played a home game in Ottawa and the city hasnt celebrated a Grey Cup winner since 76 when Tony Gabriels historic TD catch rallied the Rough Riders to a thrilling 23-20 victory over Saskatchewan. But a sellout gathering of 24,000 will be on hand for the Redblacks inaugural home game. "Its a big deal and weve been waiting for this day for a long time.," said Ottawa head coach Rick Campbell. "Weve had a bunch of firsts over the last several months as far as whats gone on with our franchise and (Thursday) will be a big night and were definitely proud of it." Its only fitting that Burris achieve a career first going head-to-head with Toronto quarterback Ricky Ray. The two had many memorable battles when they were with the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos, respectively, and last year Burris led the Hamilton Tiger-Cats past the Argos in the East Division final. "I feel like were in The Matrix, we keep following each other," Burris said. "It seems in the most special moments, we always go against each other. "Hes done a lot of great things in his time and I hope thats a two-way street. When we see each other on the sidelines we want to beat each other." But Ray has much more to be concerned about than outplaying Burris. Toronto will be minus its top three receivers in Chad Owens (foot), Andre Durie (clavicle) and Jason Barnes (knee), meaning youngsters Anthony Coombs, Terrell Sinkfield and Darvin Adams will all start versus Ottawa. "Thats going to be tough," Ray said. "Any time you dont have a starter in the lineup you cant rely on the production youre used to getting. "With these guys, theyve been here, theyve been through training camp, they know the offence. Its just about being out there and not thinking too much when theyre playing and trying to avoid some of those mistakes and be able to play fast. Until you have that game experience together, you dont know what to expect. Were all going to be out here learning a little bit, hopefully we can get it done." Veteran Ottawa defensive back Jovon Johnson said it doesnt really matter who the Argos have at receiver because Ray is the key to their offence. "He takes the passes that you give him, he doesnt force things downfield," Johnson said. "He doesnt do things hes not accustomed to doing, thats what makes him great. "To not have guys like Chad Owens and Andre Durie, Im sure thats big for them because they go to Owens and Durie a lot. Its one of those unknown things, you dont know who theyre going to play and just have to be ready for whatever comes your way." With Ottawas first home game generating such a huge buzz here -- a pep rally was held Thursday at city hall -- the Redblacks will definitely have the home-field advantage as they search for their first-ever win. However, that also means therell be a lot of pressure on them to perform well. "Hopefully its loud and exciting," Argos head coach Scott Milanovich said. "Our guys are looking forward to playing in the new stadium being kind of the first show in town." Toronto receiver John Chiles, who played collegiately at Texas, said a big, loud crowd can dramatically impact the outcome of a game. "Im expecting it to be crazy, Im expecting it to be loud, Im expecting the fans to be up and screaming and having a good time," Chiles said. "In college I played before 110,000 people every week and I remember when it got loud it got tough for teams and they struggled against us. "And even at some away games it was tougher for me being on the road. The crowd can definitely have an effect on the game." However, Chiles said the Argos arent looking to play the spoiler role. "No, we try not to use that term," he said. "Were just focusing in on what we need to do to win and not get too involved with the extra stuff." Campbell said while hes looking forward to the Redblacks having a rabid home crowd firmly behind them, its important his players avoid being swept up in that emotion. "We just have to make sure we keep our heads about us," he said. "I know this is going to be a great place to be, we just need to make sure were good on our assignments and what were doing and go out there and play football." That wont be a problem for Johnson. "Im never nervous," he said. "Im always even-keeled, thats just me and my personality. 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We need to ... stay in the (playoff) race from the get-go.While New York is expected to contend for an Eastern Conference playoff berth, the Hurricanes could spend the season contending for the first overall pick in Junes Draft, and the opportunity to select either Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel.Still, Carolina (0-2-2) — one of four winless teams in the NHL along with Edmonton, Florida and Philadelphia — has earned points in the last two games.I think we played a strong 60-minute game, defenceman Jay Harrison said. Two games in a row we put back-to-back (a strong) effort.(Its an) us-against-the world mentality.Chris Terry scored and Anton Khudobin made 33 saves for Carolina.(Khudobin) kept us in the game, Harrison said. We need our goalies to be pillars back there.Terry scored his third of the season at 16:53 of the second period with a wrist shot from the circle that beat Lundqvist blocker side.New York tied it at 9:40 of the third when Brassard redirected Mats Zuccarellos deflection of Dan Girardis point shot past Khudobin.Rangers coach Alain Vigneault juggled his lines as the game progressed, moving Ryan Malone onto the third line with Brassard and Zuccarello, and dropping training-camp sensation Anthony Duclair onto the fourth line.I was looking to find nine guys that I felt could give us a little spark, Vigneault said. I wanted to see what Malone could do a little bit more there with Brassard and Zucarello.dddddddddddd (Chris Kreider) was fighting it a bit, so I was just trying to find nine guys that could give me a little more there.Vigneault also changed defence pairings as Kevin Klein was partnered with Marc Staal, and Matt Hunwick skated with John Moore.Sometimes you just got to shuffle the deck a little bit, Vigneault said. Took (Martin St. Louis) away from the centre position there, tried a few different combinations, sometimes you just got to see what can happen, and see what might click.The personnel changes paid off on Brassards goal. Up to that point, New Yorks best chance to tie the game occurred 6:25 into the third when Nash had two chances in close following Justin Faulks giveaway in the defensive zone. Khudobin made pad saves to stone Nash.Despite not scoring in the regulation or overtime period to end his consecutive games with a goal streak to start the season at four, Nash put forth another strong effort as he finished with four shots and attempted five.New York finished with advantages in shots on goal (34-29) and shot attempts (66-47).When your third shooter is Nash and he has six goals in (the five) games weve played so far, we are pretty confident, Brassard said. Ive known him for a long time and as soon as I saw him in the first practice (in training camp), I knew he meant business. Hes been really good for us and we are going to need him to be good for the rest of the season.NOTES: Carolina forwards Patrick Dwyer, Eric and Jordan Staal, Jeff Skinner, and defenceman Andrej Sekera, missed the game with injuries. Dwyer and Staal did not make the trip. Skinner and Sekera did participate in the morning skate. ... Hunwick replaced Michael Kostka in New Yorks lineup. ... The game marked the first of five in a row on the road for Carolina in a 12-day span, due to the North Carolina state fair. ... New York was 0 for 5 on the power play to fall to 0 for 16 this season. ' ' '