In stumbling through the first week of the season, the one thing the Coyotes didn’t seem to lose was their perspective.
They were dismantled during an offseason overhaul, and synching the pieces back together was going to take time. This reality didn’t stop them from expressing frustration when the deficits started to roll in, but it was served with a side of optimism – like their record could be inverted, they played well a certain period or the effort in practice the next day was spot-on.
But after the Coyotes were schooled Saturday by the Bruins en route a 6-2 meltdown at Gila River Arena that sealed the worst five-game start in franchise history with the team winless at 0-4-1, the mood changed.