It's hard to put your finger on it, but there does seem to be evidence of poor locker room unity, culture, or whatever you want to call it.
Virtually every rental we've acquired has walked. Lyubushkin, Foligno, ROR, Schenn, Acciari, etc. ROR in particular is from the area, specifically wanted to come here at the deadline, yet still decided to leave a few months later to go to a rebuiding team, despite the Leafs offering similar $$/term. Others may have left for $$, but that's also because of our top heavy cap structure, which itself could be a cause of tension.
The top players going hard to squeeze every last penny from the organization, and thus leaving less $$ for everyone else I can't imagine is super popular. With a less top heavy cap structure, there would be more stability to the roster with less of a revolving door, and a better chance to build a contender. The organization and the media seem to essentially treat the team as the "Core Four" + Rielly/Brodie, and then everyone else.
Scrums after the whistle, and you see the highly paid guys like Matthews and Marner laughing and avoiding any involvement/contact - doesn't exactly inspire teammates. They're not expected to be Colton Orr out there, but i struggle to think of stars from other teams that are quite that disengaged.
So anyway, maybe OP is trolling, I'm not entirely sure. But I personally wouldn't be at all surprised if there are locker room / leadership issues. Certainly I've never got the impression that it's a super tight group that's willing to run through a brick wall for each other and do whatever it takes to win.
