Tocchet apologizes to Coyotes fans following 5th straight loss

Rick Tocchet is sorry.

The Arizona Coyotes head coach apologized to fans of his team following Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Boston Bruins. It was the fifth-straight defeat for the Coyotes, as Arizona remains winless on the season, holding an 0-4-1 record.

"I'm embarrassed," Tocchet told Sarah McLellan or The Arizona Republic. "I apologize to the fans."

Tocchet is in his first year behind the Coyotes' bench following an eight-year run by former head coach Dave Tippett. His hiring was part of a major offseason makeover by the club, which has failed to qualify for the playoffs in each of the past five years.

But the team's summer acquisitions - including Derek Stepan, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Jason Demers, and goaltender Antti Raanta - have yet to deliver in the early goings of the new season.

"When pressure hits this team for some reason, adversity, they just forget where to go and then they just starting running around," Tocchet added.

Tocchet's next opportunity to win his first game with Arizona comes Tuesday when the Coyotes take on the Dallas Stars.