GLENDALE, Ariz. Nike Air Max Thea Baratas . - The Phoenix Coyotes have matched their best start in a dozen years, have one of the NHLs highest-scoring offences, and have shown that no lead is safe. Coach Dave Tippett still isnt happy with the way his team is playing. The goals and wins? Any coach will take those, even a defensive-minded one like Tippett. Its everything else that he is concerned about. "Dont get me wrong. I like winning," he said after the Coyotes beat Edmonton 5-4 on Saturday. "Any time you win, you should have a smile on your face. But what I look at is how were going to win long term. There is just some things in our game that are going to have to improve if were going to win long term." The way the Coyotes won in the past was by playing steady at the blue line and capitalizing when offensive chances came. Thats been Tippetts philosophy since he became a head coach, and what helped Phoenix reach the playoffs three of four years, including a trip to the Western Conference finals in 2011, that it played without an owner. The Coyotes figured to be better offensively this season with the addition of Mike Ribeiro — the top-line centre they had coveted for so long — and have been the first month of the season. Phoenix scored 40 goals in its first 12 games, which was tied for second in the NHL before Sundays games. Because of the scoring, the Coyotes have opened the season 7-3-2 with 16 points, matching the 2009-10 season for best start in the past 12 years. Phoenix has been particularly good at home, earning nine of 10 points. But for the Coyotes to sustain this pace, they will need to tighten up in their own end. Giving up too many good chances and turnovers inside their blue line, the Coyotes have allowed 39 goals, second most in the NHL. Some of it has been coverage, but goalie Mike Smith also has had some shaky moments in the early part of the season, giving up a few soft goals and too many rebounds. Smith, who signed a six-year, $34 million contract to stay in the desert, is 37th in the NHL with a save percentage of .903. He was pulled in a loss to Los Angeles on Thursday after giving up four goals in the first period. "Weve got to be a little better down there," defenceman Keith Yandle said. The Coyotes have shown flashes of their shutdown ability this season, including a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers in the season opener and a 2-1 victory at Philadelphia. The problem is, there have been too many loose games in which Phoenix has either been blown out or had to rally from multiple-goal deficits. Two of the blowouts came at the start of a five-game road trip, when the Coyotes lost 4-1 to San Jose and 6-1 to the Islanders. After a string of solid defensive games, Phoenix came out flat in its own end against the Kings, giving up the four goals in the first period and three more after rallying to tie it. Against Edmonton, the Coyotes allowed the Oilers to rally from a two-goal deficit to take the lead before scoring two goals in the third period to pull out the win. "Our game is not in very good shape," Tippett said. It has certainly been entertaining. Thanks to their newfound, freewheeling style, the Coyotes have filled their schedule with high-scoring games, comebacks and exciting victories. Ribeiro has been one of the catalysts, using his craftiness to score goals and set up his teammates while breathing life into what had once been a stagnant power play. He had a seven-game point streak after a slow start to the season and is tied for the team lead with five goals. Big-bodied Martin Hanzal has been a force in the early part of the season, using his rugged style of play to get in front of the net. A steady two-way player, he has 11 points in 12 games and three goals the past two games. Phoenixs defencemen have chipped in, as well. The Coyotes blue-liners have always been good at jumping into the play, particularly Yandle, and four defencemen scored against the Oilers. That hadnt happened since the franchise moved to the Valley of the Sun in 1996. Thats all great, but Tippett wants more substance to go with some of the flash. "You can be a fun team, but if youre going to just go out there and give away chances and give away four or five goals a night, then you might be entertaining but you wont be winning," Tippett said. Its been working for the Coyotes, so far, but usually doesnt in the long run, which is why Tippett is concerned. Nike Air Max 2015 Mujer Precio .Y. - Henrik Lundqvist wasnt happy going into Game 6 against Montreal. Nike Air Max 90 Hombre . Justin Upton homered and scored the tiebreaking run on Chris Johnsons eighth-inning single, and the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Tuesday night to end their seven-game skid.The Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers swapped a pair of blueliners, moving a puck-mover for a stay-at-home defensive defenceman. Numbers Game breaks down the deal. The Wild Get: D Tom Gilbert. Gilbert, 29, is a skilled defenceman whose production has fallen since his first couple years in the league, to the point that he has modest totals of three goals and 17 points in 47 games this season. Gilbert also has a minus-4 rating, while playing nearly 23 minutes per game. To his credit, Gilbert ranked best among Oilers defencemen in shot differential this season (plus-0.1, per 60 minutes of 5-on-5 play; www.behindthenet.ca) while facing the second-highest level of competition. While Gilbert has size (6-foot-3, 206 pounds), he tends to play a passive game (his 1.15 hits per game this season was lowest among Edmonton defencemen), but his strength is in a puck-moving role and the Oilers have developed a couple of replacements this season, as Jeff Petry and Corey Potter have played significant roles for the Oilers. As a rookie, in 2007-2008, Gilbert scored a career-best 13 goals, then followed up with a career-high 45 points the next season, but his numbers have declined since. Going to Minnesota is a good opportunity for Gilbert, a Minnesota native. The Wilds defencemen have been the least productive group in the league this season, with 10 defencemen combining for 11 goals and 74 points on the season. Gilbert will play a prominent role for the Wild, offering improved puck skills. Gilberts cap hit is $4.0-million for the next two seasons (www.capgeek.com), making him the highest-paid member of the Wilds defence, but a fair price for a player that is capable of playing in all situations and will log 22-23 minutes per game. Nike Air Max Baratas. The Oilers Get: D Nick Schultz. Schultz is a 29-year-old defensive defenceman that has established his credentials as a stay-at-home shutdown-style blueliner. Hes struggled somewhat this season, managing three points with a career-low minus-10 rating in 62 games. He also had the worst shot differential (minus-8.5 per 60 minutes of 5-on-5 play) among Minnesota defencemen. Admittedly, Schultz tends to face quality opposition and has a long track record (plus-8 in 743 career games) to lean on, but Schultz offers a defensive presence that the Oilers sorely need. His 19:43 average ice time per game this season is his lowest since 2005-2006. Signed for two more years, at a cap hit of $3.5-million, Schultz will be counted on to provide stability to a unit that has been shaky, at best, in recent seasons. Edmontons ineffective defence prompted this move, but the Oilers may have overpaid, given the relative skill sets of the players involved. Since Schultz contributes so little at the offensive end, he will have to be substantially better than Gilbert defensively in order to provide equitable value. The bottom line is, individual value aside, that the Wild and Oilers both add players with skill sets that they sorely need. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '