SAN JOSE, Calif. — Every movement — from the way Paul Maurice violently pulled on his suit jacket while exiting the visitor’s dressing room, to his stomping up to the Winnipeg Jets backdrop to meet the media — seemed to embody the man’s frustration and anger.
The coach took but one question after Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes in which two boneheaded penalties were critical in the defeat — "How tough is that to swallow after coming back from 2-1?" — and then launched into an 82-second rant between clenched teeth before ending the session. He called out the inconsistent work of the officials in the process and also fired some serious shots at the men in his own dressing room.