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Originally Posted by Joborule
You don't get two first round advances in 30 years with having high expectations from the top down.
The organization based on results is very ho-hum. With how long it took them to finally end the Iginla era, and start a rebuild, which at that point was too late value wise for the players they did get rid of, I think the franchise doesn't have enough passion/desire to be the best in the league.
You don't have to be throwing sticks into the stands every time things don't go well, or throw players under the bus. But I think internally that if there was more quotes from upper management that had stronger language in how they are dissatisfied with another season cut shorter than anticipated, or putting out a public challenge of being a cup contender for the season, it would show some swagger that the club is very serious in wanting to win it all. And when you have that type of attitude, normally the results follow suite with it. Maybe not Stanley Cup every year, but probably would have made the second round of the playoffs and beyond, at least a few more times in the past three decades.
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Agreed. I don't know how many times in the last 10 years we've heard about the culture in the dressing room, establishing an identity, even during the latter Iginla years. Yet it doesn't seem to stem from the top to the front office, and if it doesn't how do you expect it to inside the room?
Class organization no doubt. Players are treated well and they do a lot within the community, but the drive to ice a championship calibre team, just isn't there in my opinion.