Confirmed with Link: Arizona signs Alex Goligoski 5 years, ~$5.5m per

[WrinkledPossum]

Goligoski got a modified NMC and NTC salary breakdown is

2016: 5.375M
2017: 6.1M
2018: 6.1M
2019: 5.8M
2020: 4M

 

[Mosby]

No complaints with that contract. Assuming the NMC covers the next 2 years, we'll need to protect him from Vegas. But the reality is that any half-way decent UFA will be asking for a NMC this summer.

 

[rt]

2018: 6.1M
2019: 5.8M

A little scary given Domi with be RFA and then OEL UFA. But almost nobody on roster is under contract through then, anyway. So plenty of time to plan ahead.

 

[rt]

No complaints with that contract. Assuming the NMC covers the next 2 years, we'll need to protect him from Vegas. But the reality is that any half-way decent UFA will be asking for a NMC this summer.

I expect that's the case.

 

[WrinkledPossum]

Yeah I would've liked the contract to be a bit more front loaded. But I'm guessing Goligolski would've too, so I'm sure Chayka knows what he's doing with managing the money.

 

[lanky]

But the reality is that any half-way decent UFA will be asking for a NMC this summer.

Truth. But how many GMs will dole them out? I expect that number to be very small (my prior prediction was 0).

 

[Mosby]

If it's the difference between the player signing and the player not signing, probably every GM. I mean, any expensive UFA signing will be protected whether he has a NMC or not.

 

[Mosby]

It's going to be so nice this season to not allow 47,000 short-handed goals because we'll have a defenseman on the point instead of Boedker.

 

[Grvmnd]

It's going to be so nice this season to not allow 47,000 short-handed goals because we'll have a defenseman on the point instead of Boedker.

I can't believe how long that lasted.

 

[WrinkledPossum]

Truth. But how many GMs will dole them out? I expect that number to be very small (my prior prediction was 0).

I'd bet a lot of money that Yandle, Eriksson, Lucic, Backes, Okposo and Stamkos all will. Like Mosby said teams would protect them anyway, and throwing it in likely gives a team a little discount.

 

[WrinkledPossum]

It's going to be so nice this season to not allow 47,000 short-handed goals because we'll have a defenseman on the point instead of Boedker.

Some Stars fans said he turns the puck over at the point quite a bit, so we might still allow like 27,000 shorty's

 

[Jakey53]

Goligoski got a modified NMC and NTC salary breakdown is

2016: 5.375M
2017: 6.1M
2018: 6.1M
2019: 5.8M
2020: 4M

I see that. What does modified mean? One year? two years? three?

 

[Mosby]

Same thing as Mike Smith's deal I believe. Starts as a NMC but becomes a NTC.

 

[lanky]

I'd bet a lot of money that Yandle, Eriksson, Lucic, Backes, Okposo and Stamkos all will. Like Mosby said teams would protect them anyway, and throwing it in likely gives a team a little discount.

Yandle and Stamkos, yeah probably. We'll see about the rest.

 

[OriginalJetsCoyotes]

Some Stars fans said he turns the puck over at the point quite a bit, so we might still allow like 27,000 shorty's

So no different than Yandle then? He had his fair share of turnovers and that is a huge reason half the Coyote fans hair had turned grey. As much as I disliked that side of his play, when Yandle got traded, it was a sad day. Didn't expect myself to feel as bad as I did after the trade.

Hopefully, like Yandle, the upside to his puck moving abilities will outweigh any defensive liabilities he may have otherwise it'll be a long 5 years. Though not quite nearly as long as Smith's contract feels right now.

 

[Yo_T_Fan]

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Kypreos has to make a Quebec City comment...

 

[WrinkledPossum]

So no different than Yandle then? He had his fair share of turnovers and that is a huge reason half the Coyote fans hair had turned grey. As much as I disliked that side of his play, when Yandle got traded, it was a sad day. Didn't expect myself to feel as bad as I did after the trade.

Hopefully, like Yandle, the upside to his puck moving abilities will outweigh any defensive liabilities he may have otherwise it'll be a long 5 years. Though not quite nearly as long as Smith's contract feels right now.

Sounds similar. I don't know if there are more or less turnovers. But he is a similar type of player. Overall Stars fans seemed to like him and I think he'll really improve the team. The Coyotes really missed having a quality puck mover last year.

 

[IPreferPi]

So no different than Yandle then? He had his fair share of turnovers and that is a huge reason half the Coyote fans hair had turned grey. As much as I disliked that side of his play, when Yandle got traded, it was a sad day. Didn't expect myself to feel as bad as I did after the trade.

Hopefully, like Yandle, the upside to his puck moving abilities will outweigh any defensive liabilities he may have otherwise it'll be a long 5 years. Though not quite nearly as long as Smith's contract feels right now.

Despite being a little smaller than Yands, Goligoski is more willing to throw hits and block shots. I wouldn't say he is a significantly better defender, however.

Gogo isn't as talented on offense as Yandle either but he's a fine, poised puck mover. He'll have a positive impact overall.

 

[Jakey53]

Despite being a little smaller than Yands, Goligoski is more willing to throw hits and block shots. I wouldn't say he is a significantly better defender, however.

Gogo isn't as talented on offense as Yandle either but he's a fine, poised puck mover. He'll have a positive impact overall.

I agree, but Gogo can also PK, Yandle can't.

 

[IPreferPi]

I agree, but Gogo can also PK, Yandle can't.

It's almost ages ago at this point, but when Yandle averaged like 50 seconds of PK time/game back in 2010-2011 nothing in his play screamed "this guy can't PK." There's a difference between not being ideal for PK duty and "can't PK."

 

[Jakey53]

It's almost ages ago at this point, but when Yandle averaged like 50 seconds of PK time/game back in 2010-2011 nothing in his play screamed "this guy can't PK." There's a difference between not being ideal for PK duty and "can't PK."

You could say that for every D. Dave Schlemko got more PK minutes than Yandle.

 

[IPreferPi]

You could say that for every D. Dave Schlemko got more PK minutes than Yandle.

As long as he didn't get more PP minutes or Ozone starts at 5v5 than Yandle, then that's how I would have managed my defensemen too. Comparative advantage.

 

[rt]

I think Yandle is clearly more effective on the whole. Goligoski is a good fit for what we have going and a better contract. I'm more than happy. Good job Tippett/Chayka.