For most of the summer, Phoenix Coyotes GM Don Maloney has focused on assembling a team that can build on last sasonâ€™s surprising run to the playoffs. But now he has his eye on something a little more long-term.

With Lee Stempniak signed, Maloney said he will ramp up negotiations with franchise goalie Ilya Bryzgalov in hopes of finding agreement on a contract extension.

Bryzgalov will be paid $4.5 million this season and can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2011.

"I have spoken with Bryz about it," Maloney told Sporting News. "Itâ€™s one of those things, we have to talk it through and see what makes sense for us. The wild card is the ownership situation."

He said any long-term deal with Brzygalov likely would include input from ownership -- and right now that situation remains unsettled. The latest development came from the Phoenix Business Journal, where Mike Sunnucks reported that a mystery buyer has emerged and is serious about purchasing the Coyotes.

But regardless, Maloney sees plenty of comparable contracts the Coyotes and Bryzgalov can use as a starting point in talks, including long-term deals for Ryan Miller, Henrik Lundqvist and Niklas Backstrom.

"The market is fairly well-established for a guy like Bryz," Maloney said. "Itâ€™s sort of right there."

And, no, Maloney wonâ€™t be testing the NHL with a Kovalchuk-like long-term deal.

"Iâ€™m not into those," he said. "That doesnâ€™t interest me at all."