Canadian wide receiver Nick Demski did not participate in practice with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Tuesday, according to the team's official report.
The five-foot-eleven, 212-pound target suffered a hamstring injury against the Edmonton Elks in Week 19, causing him to miss the final two games of the regular season.
The 31-year-old, who was originally a first-round CFL pick out of the University of Manitoba, finished the season as his hometown team's leading receiver with 67 receptions for 1,001 yards and seven touchdowns in 16 starts at slotback.
Native of Winnipeg, Man. Caught 494 passes for 6,285 yards and 42 touchdowns in 152 CFL regular season games with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Blue Bombers. He reached the 1,000-yard mark in three straight seasons.
Chris Streveler also did not participate in practice due to a knee injury he suffered against the Montreal Alouettes, although Michael Griffin II was a full participant after missing the final five games of the regular season with a knee injury.
Winnipeg will hold a closed practice on Wednesday before traveling to Montreal on Thursday for this weekend's playoff game.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10-8) will face the Montreal Alouettes (10-8) in the Eastern Semi-Finals at Percival Molson Stadium on Saturday, November 1, with kickoff scheduled for 2:00 pm ET. The two teams met at Princess Auto Stadium in the final week of the regular season. The Blue Bombers came away with a 19-10 victory..
The weather forecast in Montreal calls for a temperature rise of up to 8 degrees with rain. The game will be broadcast on TSN, RDS and CTV in Canada and CFL+ worldwide. Radio listeners can tune in to 680 CJOB in Winnipeg and TSN 690 in Montreal.
