BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Alex Goligoski's decision to sign with the Arizona Coyotes could benefit longtime Coyotes blue-liner Keith Yandle, who clearly is the top option on the unrestricted free-agent market and now has even less competition.
In a year in which the July 1 UFA crop actually presents a number of solid forward options, it's tangibly thinner on the back end, especially after Yandle.
Veteran Brian Campbell is available, although he’s going to be picky, I think, about where he goes for his last kick at the can, and then there’s Jason Demers and Kris Russell among a few others.