When a media member asked Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet to evaluate his team’s focus level in a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday, he needed to ask the reporter a clerical question before answering.
“Which part of the game?”
The exchange illustrated what has become a common theme for the Coyotes over the past two weeks. With Tuesday’s loss, the Coyotes have now dropped six of their past seven games. And while they are still missing several regular players from their lineup, the Coyotes’ inconsistent play throughout an individual game has only further handicapped them.