Former Oiler Coach/Player Craig Mactavish's advice for Oilers..." Time to put your balls on the crest"

[Fishy McScales]

I just spent 10 minutes altering the oil drop to look like a set of testicles for the lulls but then I realized these boards are likely too damn sensitive to deal with humor.

I wanted to do this too haha

 

[GrumpyKoala]

He didn't say which crest.

Maybe he meant another level of disrespect

 

[hangman005]

With how much players shoot the puck directly into the crest on the goalies jerseys, I think they are more likely to get out of the way of the puck .

Come one Craig, the oilers need more goaltending not less

 

[SwedeChristoffer]

Seems like that would make it too easy for opponents to spear you in the nuts.

Good thing Draisaitl plays for the Oilers.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

What is the Oilers obsession with balls? Running around speering players in the balls and now this.

Don't even get us started on our coaches names.

 

[FU Shoresy]

Whoever doesn't get the original quote. It's time to search for and give your balls a tug.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

I wonder how many Oilers took this literally and now will be doing it before every game for "good luck".

 

[PeE eL DuBoiS]

It means rub your bag all over the front of the jersey. Like Messier did to the Canucks franchise while he was there.

 

[lextune]

It was actually MacT, former Oiler player and coach

And vehicular manslaughterer.

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

Sounds like something that might be easier for a guy Messier's age to do.

My attempt was successful and unpleasant. Damn, I’m old!

 

[Kimota]

I thought it was "balls on the chin"?

 

[Mr Positive]

Like, get naked and sit on it?

 

[LokiDog]

I mean… sounds disrespectful to teabag your own team’s storied logo.

I’m pretty sure it’s meant very literally in the same way as “put your money where your mouth is”. Put your nuts out there for the team. So on. So forth. Etc.

 

[daver]

I predict that balls will be cresting again tonight and the Oilers go back home with a 3-2 lead.

 

[Fishy McScales]

And vehicular manslaughterer.

This is tasteful how?

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

wasn’t there a rap diss from the 90s where a guy said he’d lay his nuts on the top of the guy he was dissing’s bald head?

seems appropriate here

 

[lextune]

This is tasteful how?

It's a hockey forum. Tasteful is not a requirement.

He drove drunk, killed a young woman, and got off with a slap on the wrist because he was a rich athlete.

Do you think that's "tasteful"?

 

[Fishy McScales]

It's a hockey forum. Tasteful is not a requirement.

He drove drunk, killed a young woman, and got off with a slap on the wrist because he was a rich athlete.

Do you think that's "tasteful"?

Tasteful is never required but always preferred.

 

[lextune]

Tasteful is never required but always preferred.

Preference is irrelevant. I'm sure the dead girl's parents would have preferred their daughter not be killed by a drunk.

I'm also sure they would have preferred if he had to do more than a year in a minimum security jail watching TV for killing their daughter.

 

[Fishy McScales]

Preference is irrelevant. I'm sure the dead girl's parents would have preferred their daughter not be killed by a drunk.

I'm also sure they would have preferred if he had to do more than a year in a minimum security jail watching TV for killing their daughter.

Preference is irrelevant? I think MacTavish is well aware he made a unforgivable mistake and lives with it every day, why is it relevant to bring up here?

And are you even aware that he is friends with those same parents you bring up?

 

[Super Hans]

Interesting way to brush your teeth, but I'm more of a Colgate or Aquafresh guy.

 

[lextune]

Preference is irrelevant? I think MacTavish is well aware he made a unforgivable mistake and lives with it every day, why is it relevant to bring up here?

Why? Because while he might be aware, others may not be.
So every time I see his name mentioned, (thankfully not very often), I bring it up.

The real question here is why do you think it isn't worth mentioning? Are you not appalled that he only did a year at a glorified resort?

Have you ever known someone killed by a drunk driver?

 

[Three On Zero]

Interesting way to brush your teeth, but I'm more of a Colgate or Aquafresh guy.

No love for Sensodyne?

 

[UnrefinedCrude]

Sounds like an Oilers thing. Other teams use more normal phrases.

yeah, the Flames playoff phrase is... "FORE!!!"

 

[Fishy McScales]

Why? Because while he might be aware, others may not be.
So every time I see his name mentioned, (thankfully not very often), I bring it up.

The real question here is why do you think it isn't worth mentioning? Are you not appalled that he only did a year at a glorified resort?

Have you ever known someone killed by a drunk driver?

I can have two thoughts in my head at the same time.

He did something terrible and he also seems pretty well rehabilited which is the whole point.