They probably need a good brawl in training tbh. Get a few home truths across, clear the air a bit and regroup with a bit of steel.
It's not a clear cut situation and there's not one particular reason why things aren't clicking. It's complicated but we aren't entitled to win every game we play, it's relatively early in the season and yes, there's a few kinks in different areas of the team; collectively, individually, coaching-wise and quite possibly other off-ice factors which we are not privy to but go on at every professional sports team nonetheless.
What we do know is this: the core of this team along with Andrew Lord and Todd Kelman have stepped up and risen above the rest of the competition repeatedly in recent years. They are proven winners. With that in mind, they HAVE TO be respected and given the time to be able to work this out which given their previous record, which they will.
It's been quite testing reading both this forum and social media the last week, I'm not a 'happy clapper' but if these guys don't deserve our respect and patience then I don't know quite, as a fanbase, what our expectations are.
Everyone just needs to stop getting a little bit too hysterical after every game, take a step back and let them figure it out. The fanbase and online community will be a healthier and more constructive place for it.