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Originally Posted by Tinordi
Best example is Tavares. That single player almost completely turned that team around and lugged them to a playoff appearance two years ago. One player stamped out a decade long "losing culture" by being a good player. Now sure they regressed but Tavares being elite wallpapered over the most losing-ist of losing cultures himself.
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You could also look at Chicago too, the first year that Toews and Kane were in their lineup, they a lot better team and haven't looked back. Guys like Sharp, Keith, Seabrooke had been through the bad teams and haven't really been affected by it. Same with Pittsburgh where once Malkin showed up to go with Crosby they were a strong team.
Losing cultures like Edmonton...that happens when the players you have in your lineup together aren't really good enough to make the team win.