There are a litany of great/good general managers that didn't play hockey at a high level. I really don't think that's the problem. A whole host of great hockey players have made terrible managers too. At the end of it all is the managers ability to make good hockey decisions. Feaster so far has made about as many good ones as bad ones. Problem is for me, the bad ones were far more egregious. I have no issue with a non player at the helm, but I'm looking for a good track record.
As for the topic at hand, a winning atmosphere is elusive. As with many things, there isn't really certain things specifically that will make a winning atmosphere, but thre are things that ruin it.
1) players that don't want to be there
2) players that don't have a high compete level or a complacent
3) disengaged management, and conversely, overinvolved management
4) quiet stereos
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