I can't get through all of this thread, but considering no name was mentioned, but he mentioned people before him trying to change that mentality (he even referenced as far back as Pronger in there) and couple it with comments from Quinn before that something to the effect of the inmates running the asylum (pre-Hall/Ebs) or the year before that when MacT referenced the culture taking a hit in his last season as head coach, maybe this is something much bigger than Hall and Ebs and ultimately they became a by-product of this.
Who did Hall and Ebs likely look up to in their first years who would be impressionable to them but would have played for Quinn and MacT. Hemsky, Cogs, Gagner, Penner, and possibly Horcoff. Also we witnessed Moreau going from a stellar example of leader to terrible selfish captain in short order during that period.
Makes you wonder if somewhere post-lockout management changed from trying to let the players lead themselves to interfering and letting the meal tickets off without consequence for fear of more trade requests which grew into the culture that bred entitlement particularly in younger star players. This also ties into the timeframe where Katz took over as well.
Perhaps this is where he's frustrated as he and the others he mentions tried to change the culture but were handcuffed, and if this is the case, I don't blame him for being frustrated. But what pisses me off is that the way it comes across seems to vilify individuals rather than the organization/local atmosphere, which is likely where his frustration actually comes from.