Give it time lol? Why not just accept that he's a washed up overrated PP merchant who just like you mentioned, can barely drive play and is only a finisher. His contract was an albatross from day f***ing one it was signed, and he needs to f***ing retire at this point. His leg injuries did screw him over in terms of acceleration and speed, we can't deny that, but he's an overrated player and always has been IMO. The streakiness is not a coincidence without that fully desired playmaker that he pretty much always needs for production.Seems like an overreaction to make any conclusions this early, both with the team and Stamkos.
Everyone knows Stamkos is not a play driver, he's a finisher. Guys like that will have great stats when the team plays well and terrible stats when the team plays poorly. 1 goal in 7 games is a bad start but he's a post and a stick knob save away from 3 in 7 and then nobody would be talking about it. He's also always been a very streaky player. He'll have stretches where he's completely snake bitten and then stretches where everything goes in. Give it time.