Oilers Legend Craig MacTavish (7/6/26)
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Hey, it's Bob Stauffer. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Oilers Now ad-free on Amazon Music, included with Prime. Hey, turn that button on, too. It is the final MAC-T on Monday of the 25-26 season. MAC-T on Monday, presented by our friends at Contract Equipment. Canada's premium heavy equipment dealer with rental and sales, Bob Stauffer, with you. And telling you that the second hour of orders now is brought to you by World of Spas, and not surprisingly... Oh, there's an edit mistake here made in the script. Look at the young gun rolling his eyes. My bad, Bob. It's okay, man. What have I said to you? Nobody dies. Nobody dies. It's just radio. Our spotlight conversation this hour is with Craig McTavish.
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Hello. Aiden, a good teammate, I'll say, would have just carried on without pointing out your mistake, like a real professional and a guy that had your back would do that without pointing out your mistake and then saying, what a good guy he is.
I just wanted Aiden to sit there and accept some responsibility like he always does.
Like Mike Babcock would point out that mistake.
That's why Bob was so bullish on Mike. Just so you know, Aiden, I've made lots of mistakes on the air over the years.
It's all good. Time to retreat into self-deprecating humor, Bob.
You know what, Aiden, let me tell you something. Unlike your father, I have made every stupid decision and mistake. It's like Al Pacino's character on any given Sunday. Oh, he's had a few.
Right?
He's had a few, has he? Well, yeah, I'm telling you right now, I've made every mistake that a middle-aged man can make in his life.
What is the significance of Craig MacTavish in Oilers history?
I literally have made every mistake that a middle-aged man can make. You know what? When Mac T was coaching, what I should have done politically to have benefited myself was kiss his ass, but I couldn't do it at that time.
Oh, you would have been busy getting anywhere close to my ass. There we go. let me tell you yes i'll show you a little anyway if you saw me that's because i didn't see you first
Oh, that's funny. And yet here we are. It's like a comedy routine some 20 years later. It can be. You know, just remember, I'm the late John Sexsmith. Fairly painful. The late John Sexsmith, the late Robin Brownlee, and myself were the three Edmonton guys that were called homers for picking you guys to beat Mike Babcock and the Red Wings back in 06. And I did the line from Rocky. I remember seeing Babs after it was tied 2-2. And I said, I looked at him and said, these guys might be all wrong for you, man.
How did Craig MacTavish view the Oilers' recent performance?
They just, at this time, with where your team is at, because he was moving some of his veteran guys off the team and integrating more like Zetterberg and Dotsuk, who got, people forget this. People are hard on, oh, Savoy, you know, he didn't do much in his career. Pavel Datsuk had 15 points in his first 43 NHL playoff games. That's Pavel Datsuk, one of the greatest players of his generation. Matty Savoy, we're hoping, becomes a really good top six player for a long time. But I don't think he's going to be Pavel Datsuk. And Pavel Datsuk only had 15 points in his first 43 games. And he was one of the guys that was mentioned as part of the reason why they ultimately lost you guys. Of course, we all know the big reason why they lost you, the better goalie.
Rolison was unreal. And, you know, once Kevin Lowe got Roley, we started rolling. And he was the best player in that series. You know, and Pronger played at the same level as Lidstrom, which, I mean, was huge.
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