When you seem to be playing hard, but are inconsistent in your results, people tend to get heavy into the generalities to help themselves cope and explain what is happening. But to me, I genuinely think this team works hard. They get themselves in the wrong places, and are probably not good enough to make the playoffs, according to the prevailing math.
But 4-5-1, while not being all that great in your last ten, is not the worst right now ( Sabres:2-5-3, Isles; 2-4-4 ). With their propensity for being in games, even with the horrible habit of giving up the first goal early in the season rearing it's ugly head, this team could have a few more points in their last ten.