Great article Steve!
And I fully agree that it starts with Sutter coming in and leading with that winning pedigree.
There surrounded this young core that hasn't really won much, but can play some damn good hockey (see 2014-15, 2018-19), with some winning mindset people, and more importantly players that want to be better.
I don't think I can think of a single year where any player has been a "passenger". Everyone is playing their role to what I think Sutter is expecting of them. Room for improvement, but it feels like every guy wants to just win.
Lucic is a huge part of the "winning core" group of players and has been here long enough to establish himself as a person everyone respects for the work he puts in every night. Leads by example, and that's the type of guy who gives a team an identity.
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