It can be funny to see how quickly a narrative dies.
The Coyotes were the victims of poor timing after an 0-2 start — it felt like a bye week in the NFL where a bad result is magnified by an unusually long layoff — and the world was burning over the Coyotes' lack of goal-scoring.
However, the Coyotes came out of a four-day break and posted a 4-1 win on Thursday over the Vegas Golden Knights, perhaps the top club in the Western Conference.