I think that many players are good team guys that are cooperative, enjoy the team environment and can contribute without leaning on justification of 'intangibles'.
I think that there are skill players, or even role players, who make a difference on the ice but with more ego than intangibles that if relied on for leadership may be counterproductive. (kids like E Kane, maybe Ho Sang, and say even Sean Avery)
I also think that there are a handful of guys that pull a team together who really are heart and soul guys that lay it out there and make a difference. I will say that Rhett Warrener made the finals 3 times, no? Florida, Buffalo and Calgary.
A team that plays for each other is what I think we had in 2003-04.
There is definitely something to intangibles but it can't be overused because it applies to a handful of guys that contribute more to the improvement of the overall team than their individual contribution on ice appears to impact
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