Oliver Ekman-Larsson knew where the questions were headed.
Unprompted, he acknowledged what everyone saw take place in Sunday's game against the Edmonton Oilers, where Ekman-Larsson lost his footing, fell to the ice, and allowed his man to skate to the front of the net for an unimpeded goal.
The captain's unfortunate tumble was just the latest struggle for Ekman-Larsson this season, but it also helped illustrate a broader perspective about what might be going on inside the head of the Coyotes' longest-tenured player.
"When you fall down in a 2-on-2," Ekman-Larsson said, "yeah, it's going to look bad.