Coyotes send Gostisbehere to Hurricanes for 3rd-round pick

Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe Arizona Coyotes have traded a defenseman, although not the one people are waiting on. The Coyotes sent defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a third-round pick in 2026.

Gostisbehere to CAR for a 3rd

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 1, 2023 The Coyotes acquired Gostisbehere from the Philadelphia Flyers along with a 2nd and 7th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft for future considerations. Over the past 134 games with the Coyotes, he has 24 goals and 58 assists and has proven to be a veteran presence in an everchanging defensive group.

Considering the Coyotes were paid to take him off the Flyers' hands,…