PHILADELPHIA – The afternoon before his team broke its five-game losing streak and recorded its first regulation win this season, Dave Tippett betrayed little concern for the Coyotes' current plight. Yes, the high-sticking penalty whistled late Tuesday night in New Jersey still bothered him. So did what he called "soft goals" allowed in the third against both the Rangers and Islanders over the weekend. But this early into the schedule, with seven rostered players born in 1995 or later, potholes were par for the course.
"We knew this was going to be tough," Tippett said after Wednesday's practice at Wells Fargo Center.