The Arizona Coyotes have acquired the negotiating rights for defenseman Alex Goligoski from the Dallas Stars in exchange for Daniel Gafford Jersey the 128th pick (fifth round) in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.Goligoski, who turns 31 at the end of the month is due to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. All this trade does is get the Coyotes in front of him ahead of free agency's early negotiating period. Goligoski could still choose to explore unrestricted free agency. If that's the case, it only cost Arizona a fifth-round pick for the extra meeting time. They still have seven choices during the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.As far as Goligoski is concerned, there should be a pretty good market for the veteran blueliner as a number of teams have a pre sing need for a left-shot defenseman in their top four.. That's probably why Arizona thought it prudent to dip into their draft pick surplus to try to beat everyone to the punch.The Coyotes are taking a calculated risk here. Goligoski has to know he's one of the better options in a shallow market for defensemen. That said, Arizona gets added time to make their case, discu s money and even if he doesn't sign before July 1, the Coyotes still could be among the teams he considers while listening to other offers. The perfect scenario for Arizona, of course, is if they can just get him locked down before any of that happens. The Coyotes definitely have needs on the blue line. Oliver Ekman-Lar son is the centerpiece and under team control for three more years. Meanwhile, Zbynek Michalek is the only other defenseman under contract for next season. Adding a piece like Goligoski now would also help the Coyotes plan and budget for the number of restricted free agents they have to re-sign, like defensemen Connor Murphy, Michael Stone and Klas Dahlbeck. Forward Tobias Rieder is also a restricted free agent they should be looking to re-sign.One other thing to note, is that this is the kind of move that suggests the Coyotes are looking more serious about coming out of the rebuild proce s and getting back to contending for a playoff spot. While they have a stable of young players and prospects that are going to be battling for bigger roles, having key veterans is important for any team. Goligoski helps fill that need, too.Over 562 games in his NHL career, Goligoski has 277 points. He had 37 in 82 games last season as he helped the Stars win the Central Division. The Minnesota native averaged nearly 24 minutes a game last season and has usually been a positive po se sion player throughout his career as a strong puck-mover. Meanwhile, this effectively ends Goligoski's tenure in Dallas after spending Luke Kornet Jersey six seasons with the Stars. They probably weren't going to have the cap space available to bring him back anyway, but now get at least something for a player they were sure to lose.
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