Mac-T Mondays with Craig MacTavish (3/24/25)

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Craig MacTavish 0:00

Hey, it's Bob Stoffer. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Oilers Now ad-free on Amazon Music, included with Prime.

Bob Stauffer 0:10

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Brent Griffiths 0:29

880 Chad. Brent Griffiths sitting in for Bob Soffer. He's off today. I know what you're wondering. Like, he gets a day off? Yeah, he gets it off today. But you know what? He's busy. He's MCing a big event tonight in town, so I'm happy to step in. Oilers now is now live from the Play Alberta Broadcast Center, playAlberta.ca. When you play in Alberta, it stays in Alberta, so please play responsibly. And don't forget, too, the number is 7804-218. Four five one eighty eight hundred. That's the Ashley Fine Floors text line as well. You can find new floors, the ones you've always wanted to, by the way, at 143rd Street and 111th Avenue, or you can head to them online at AshleyfineFloors dot com for more details. He's on the road again, and joining us on MACT Monday is Craig McTavish.

Brent Griffiths 1:18

Mac, how you doing today?

Craig MacTavish 1:21

Doing good, Bruce.

Brent Griffiths 1:23

Uh oh. Where where are you by the way? Got a little quiet. I think he's uh he's on the road between Jasper and Edmonton, so he might be in that zone. You know the one I'm talking about. It's hard to pick up people. It somewhere between Jasper and Hinton, I'm guessing. While we wait for MACT, I gotta take a look at the out of town scoreboard 'cause we've got some interesting matchups tonight.

Why is Brent Griffiths filling in for Bob Stoffer today?

Brent Griffiths 1:46

Five thirty, we have the Canucks at the Devils. Oh really? It's Demco facing off again Markstrom. Elsewhere it's Columbus Blue Jackets taking on the Islanders in New. York, two other matchups, the Dallas Stars hosting the Minnesota Wild. Hm. Okay, that's a six o'clock start our time. And the Utah Hockey Club continuing to try to find a playoff spot at home against the Detroit Red Wings. So just four games in the NHL tonight. Okay, let's try this again. Mac, are you there?

Craig MacTavish 2:13

Sorry, Bryn, did you lose me?

Brent Griffiths 2:15

Just for a little bit, but we knew we would find you. I said you're on the road between Jasper and Edmonton. There's numerous places where you could just drop out. So uh I'm prepared. I'm ready to go.

Craig MacTavish 2:26

Or if I lose you again. Well I'll I'll I'll pull over. But I was saying that Bob may not be at the desk, but he's definitely not taking a day off.

Brent Griffiths 2:35

Uh no. I don't think he knows how to do that, quite frankly. Uh

Craig MacTavish 2:38

he's the only guy I've ever met in a game of hockey and as you know, I've met a lot of people in the game of hockey that is on twenty four seven. And uh it's it's quite amazing, uh really the the commitment that he has to the game of hockey and I I think it's really You know, uh it could be unhealthy but it's definitely unparalleled in the game of hockey.

Brent Griffiths 3:03

I know. Hey, I gotta get your thoughts on that big game on Saturday night against the Kraken. Now I know it's only Seattle and they have had a bit of a disappointing season, but and and you know this as well as I do. We've both been in the locker room as as part of a team. But there was an excitement not only in the stands on Saturday night, but there was that excitement in the locker room in the morning. Now, I'm sure they would rather have Connor and Leon back in the lineup, but when you don't and And you know that everyone's watching and you can prove to them that you're more than just a hockey team without you know, with these two guys out of there. But there was an energy force on Saturday and I loved it.

Brent Griffiths 3:39

What what did you think about that game on Saturday night?

Craig MacTavish 3:42

Well, I I thought the exact same. I think you've described it really well. I think You know, a lot of times Well most times and uh a lot of times it's correct that there's a perception that the team is really driven by two guys.

Brent Griffiths 3:59

Right.

Craig MacTavish 3:59

And that that that that is sometimes accurate but sometimes inaccurate and it gives the supporting cast an opportunity to, you know, step up like R and H did for sure.