There's a bit of tinkering that they should do but really, this team is not hungry in the regular season. You look at the Islanders, they're hungry to prove they're not a basement dweller and prove John Tavares wrong. And as the old cliché goes, hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.
That said, this is a very talented team and when they're motivated, they're unreal.
For a coach, this is actually a pretty tough assignment. If you preach 'effort' for 82 games in a row, that gets old quick. You get a bit of a reprieve from that tired message when the team is doing well but the more times you have to preach 'effort' the more tired, and less effective, it gets. This team can't help but look ahead to the playoffs because it's a foregone conclusion. Sure, it's possible for them to miss but when you haven't missed the playoffs since 2005, it's hard to convince yourself you're in any danger. There's no desire to finish 1st in the Metro, there's little desire to get home ice advantage, just enough to make the playoffs.
The good news is, they're not going to burn out as so many "Cinderella Teams" do. But it's also hard to be at the top of your game when you're sleeping through the regular season.