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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Why is it then that the 2018 team, which had Cup winners like Versteeg, Brouwer, Jagr in depth roles (plus a respected vet in Stajan), was unable to ein even half their games, while the 2019 team with relative nobodies like Mangiapane, Ryan, Hathaway in those roles, plus a headcase in was able to win the west?
Culture is a lot more than just putting guys with their name on the cup on the roster. And a lot of the time, it's teams with players who have won in the past that have a bad culture all the same. Toews... Kane... Doughty... Brown... Kopitar... is what those teams are missing Trevor Lewis and Brad Richardson on their fourth line?
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When the point is that it takes both a coach and players who know how to get there to create a winning culture, I don't see how 2018, 2019, or today's Chicago or LA does absolutely anything to dispute that. You're proving my point.