Craig MacTavish
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
14 points in 16 games for the Ducks.
For me, in my preparation of the team, I would be highlighting John Carlson because he's come in here and got pretty much a point a game in the 16 games that he's played.
remember how dangerous he was when the Oilers took, I think it was a 3-0 lead on the Saturday afternoon game.
And Carlson, I mean, he had to puck the whole time.
He was awesome.
You got to close up on him for sure.
And Leo Carlson was fantastic.
You know, it would be interesting to see what the dialogue is between Wacom and his foot soldiers, of which Shane Hires, a buddy of mine, I play a bit of golf with him in California.
So I'm always β they're very loyal to one another.
But it would be interesting to see what that dialogue is.
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And it's incumbent on the player, like Connor, who has a lot of power in this league because of his stature and the way he conducts himself, that he can level some influence with the officials.
I remember Wayne.
I mean, Wayne, he was all over the officials.
He was hard on the refs.
He was really hard on them.
You guys were a lateβ
After the games and that, he'd be getting a stick down there and they'd ask for something.
He built the relationship off the ice and then he tortured them on the ice.
But he would embarrass them if they, you know, and that's back in the day when you could hook and hold.