MONTREAL -- With so many weapons, it's a shame the Montreal Alouettes break the huddle with only one football to share.

Quarterback Anthony Calvillo has been shredding defences with receivers Ben Cahoon, Kwame Cavil and Thyron Anderson, while running backs Autry Denson and Eric Lapointe are spearheading a rejuvenated running game.

The Calgary Stampeders' prospects for shutting down the Alouettes tonight (5:30 p.m., TSN) gets even gloomier with the news outstanding slotback Jeremaine Copeland is returning to the lineup after a two-week layoff with a hamstring injury.

It all amounts to an embarrassment of riches for the defending East Division champion Alouettes.

"A lot of teams knew we were going to Cahoon this season. Then Thyron started making some plays, he's another weapon to worry about," points out Calvillo, third in CFL passing this season with 1,145 yards.

"Now we have Jeremaine back, so they can't just double-team one guy. They're going to have to play man-to-man across the board and we're going to see the best man win those battles."

Ironically, Calvillo had been under some heat from the local media prior to last week's 46-22 win over Ottawa for not lighting up the scoreboard even more. In Week 2 in Calgary, Calvillo's offence failed to find the endzone as much as expected in a 32-14 win, despite passing for close to 400 yards with the Als defence chipping in with one TD.

Such is the life of the Alouettes, playing under the weight of great expectations.

"We have to go out there and perform and try to score a lot of points but we found ways to win even when we were struggling," Calvillo says. "We finally got our offence going last week and now we have to improve on that and keep it going (against Calgary)."

Cahoon's incredible pace this season, including three 100-yard games, leaves the diminutive pass catcher just 192 receiving yards from surpassing Alouettes legend Peter Dalla Riva to vault into second place on the team's all-time list.

"I have great respect for Peter," Cahoon says.

"I've met him and seen that he wears the wounds of his many years of battles and his body shows that. All it means when you start accumulating stats, you're getting old and you've hung around a long time."

Copeland's return to the lineup ends two weeks of frustration for the all-star receiver, who couldn't stand watching the last couple of wins from the sidelines.

"It sucked, really," admits Copeland, eagerly anticipating seeing plenty of leather tonight.

"Seeing them out there performing and doing a great job ... we still have places where we can improve, that's the best part about it.

"Sitting there watching our team from the sidelines isn't my job and I don't like it."

Calvillo, it should be noted, feels the Alouettes offence still hasn't achieved its immense potential, bad news for the Stamps, who could have upset them in Week 2 thanks to an outstanding defensive effort.

"As long as we score in the (red) zone ... last game (in Calgary), we put up some good numbers (statistically) but we weren't finishing drives and kept getting stuck at the 15-yard line, so we have to put ourselves in position to score more points," says Calvillo, who posted 25 first downs that night yet passed for only one TD. "They've had a week off, so we expect they might have some new wrinkles."