Speculation: Goligoski’s 8-team No Trade List revealed

[krutovsdonut]

Per Coyotes reporter Craig Morgan, Alex Goligoski has listed the below 8 teams to which he won’t accept a trade:

Buffalo
Calgary
Detroit
Edmonton
Los Angeles
Montreal
Ottawa
Winnipeg

He is a solid top-4 veteran D who can play both sides, PP, PK, and eat up low 20 minutes. He is also signed to a fair price and a contract that expires next summer.

Coyotes likely looking for picks or young assets.

dude is from grand rapids and he vetos detroit, lol.

canucks and leafs are the only canadian teams. that's an encouraging sign for the canucks.

 

[EveryDay]

Vancouver is the nicest City in Canada by far imo.

 

[kilowatt]

kings r mean >:[

 

[_Del_]

Or he ran out of choices.

And Anaheim is probably less likely to want to pay him. Safer choice.

 

[Taluss]

Vancouver is the nicest City in Canada by far imo.

Ive been all over Canada and 100% agree. Absolutely incredible place.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Looks like someone is trying to avoid a fat tax bill.

 

[Fastasaurus]

Vancouver is the nicest City in Canada by far imo.

With an NHL team...

 

[Forge]

Woohoo! Devils not on the NTC list! We aren't the least desirable!

 

[krutovsdonut]

Looks like someone is trying to avoid a fat tax bill.

i believe he applied the new post-staal ntc list rule. first the worst us teams, then all the canadian teams that he could fit in reverse order of liveability.

 

[krutovsdonut]

With an NHL team...

yeah, but who can afford a house in saskatoon?

 

[TGWL]

huh? Toronto could add him (not that they would want to)

Maybe he just knows they're looking for a RD.

 

[rt]

Doesn’t he make 5.5M?

Fine player and all but in a flat cap world I don’t think too many will believe this is a “fair” aav. His actual cash this year is less though so that helps.

He led his team in time on ice per game last season and was 2nd among Coyotes in the bubble in minutes played.

 

[rt]

Maybe he just knows they're looking for a RD.

Goligoski has played much of the last two seasons on the right-side. He can play either side without it making him less effective.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Interesting to see a California team pop up.

Oh well, lets me continue the Calgary NTC jokes at least.

It's not that surprising none of them are very good

 

[_Del_]

33rd league-wide in points from the blueline over the past five years.

(OEL is somehow 17th despite being completely "over the hill and in decline".)

 

[Cousin Eddie]

He led his team in time on ice per game last season and was 2nd among Coyotes in the bubble in minutes played.

Like I said, he’s a fine player but let’s not pretend ice time is the measure of how good a player is. Risto lead Buffalo in ice time per game. That doesn’t mean he’s better than Dahlin.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Calgary seems like an odd choice, Winnipeg too and Edmonton

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

LA is on there? He must really care about winning. Outside of LA that is probably the same no trade list for every player in the league lol.

Yeah...and substitute uh, sorry... Arizona for LA on most of those lists now.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I actually think that's probably a good guess for what a lot of 8 team NTCs look like.

Buffalo (weather and general dreariness), Montreal (language barrier), Edmonton (weather), Calgary (weather) and Winnipeg (weather) all seem like fairly standard NTC teams, and the other 3 teams are terrible.

Definitely more about the media/fans than language barrier.

I was downtown Montreal once and tried to practice my french and the dude at the store looked at me like it was a foreign language.

Where the players would live would be around the other players. Restaurants, grocery stores, movie theaters etc would all speak both with their bonjour hi. Most places a person who speaks two languages has a job, in Quebec you get asked for spare change in two languages.

Montreal wouldn't trade for him at this point, so he's safe from going there and could alter his list

 

[LeHab]

Calgary seems like an odd choice, Winnipeg too

Keep in mind Alex is married with two kids. Hockey aspect is only one of factors. Can't imagine many families highly ranking either city.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Montreal isn't surprising. High taxes. No privacy. Forever bubble team.

Buffalo. No surprise. Not a glamorous city. Gongshow team from ownership on down.

Winnipeg is expected. Smallest market. Fish bowl environment. No wifi.

Edmonton-See Winnipeg. Except Oilers have had a very bad 15 years. The fact they have two of the best players in the league and can't get anywhere is a huge red flag.

Calgary-Not surprising. Reputation of cheap ownership. Not a glamorous city to American players.

Detroit- Terrible team right now. City's reputation isn't great (IE crime & so forth).

Ottawa- Melnyk. Team performance.

LA-Team performance.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Goligoski has played much of the last two seasons on the right-side. He can play either side without it making him less effective.

What's his game like these days?

With the Devils needing top-4 LHD and a 1B goalie, New Jersey could be a one-stop-shop for Arizona's cap dump desires. I'd be cool with working something out involving Goligoski and Raanta.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Doesnt want to play in canada.

Didnt add the 2 teams who cant add him.

Yet Toronto and Vancouver aren't listed and Toronto could easily add him

 

[Prior]

dude is from grand rapids and he vetos detroit, lol

Grand Rapids, Minnesota

 

[devils29]

Seeing that NJ isn’t on a NTC list is the biggest win of the season for us