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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I really wonder who in fact has more of an effect on the culture and the team - a captain, or a coach? I side with the coach. Best captaincy periods do align fairly well with the best coaching periods. Becomes very difficult to differentiate between the two - at least for me it is.
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In general, you're probably right, but the exceptions can be important. I voted for Lanny, as I mentioned earlier. Terry Crisp won a Stanley Cup and two President's Trophies with Lanny as captain. Without Lanny, the team bowed out in the first round and Crisp was fired. The coach was the same, but the results were hugely different. Most of that has to be on the change of leaders in the dressing room.