I get it; and for awhile now, the only plan in place to win games is for the goalie to steal games. A few years back, I remember reading an article about the Washington Nationals when they won the World series after a VERY SLOW START and the solution they started with: accountability to each other. From management > coaches > players and support staff, they made a commitment to each other by focusing on each one of there job and doing well. From the coaches & players perspective they focused on the fundamentals and execution. Right now (imo), the issue is coaching cause it is the staffs' job to clearly set the expectations, identify issues and make the necessary adjustments.
I would had been ok, with the slow starts, if they are a hard team to play against. The playoffs is war and injuries will happen - but a solid play structure with alot of discipline can go along way in the playoffs/regular season.