I don't worry about a "losing culture". Here's why.
The players who were worth a damn before the team fell apart will find their game again if and when the team is trying to compete. There are a lot of players on the team right now that won't be around when they get good again as well. The only thing I want to see is the kids competing their asses off and learning how to play strong systems hockey. These experiences of losing will push them in the off-season to get better and train harder. They will come back in the Fall stronger for having gone through it.
Or, they won't. Which is fine too. Why? Because if you can't have enough work ethic and character to handle losing, you'll never have the work ethic and character to be a great player.
Losing cultures happen because the players just aren't good enough. If they were good enough they wouldn't be losing so many games and be a part of that "losing culture".
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"You know, that's kinda why I came here, to show that I don't suck that much" ~ Devin Cooley, Professional Goaltender
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