Senators forced to forfeit first-round pick for role in invalidated Dadonov trade

Senators owner Michael Andlauer discusses how harsh the penalty was for the Evgenii Dadonov trade mess, says we are at fault, but ultimately this could have been avoided, and outgoing GM Pierre Dorion had to be held accountable for those actions.

The Ottawa Senators must forfeit a first-round pick for the role the team played in a trade being invalidated last year, the NHL announced Wednesday.

The Senators later on Wednesday parted ways with GM Pierre Dorion, who was in charge when the Dadonov deal went down.

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The Senators traded forward Evgenii Dadonov to Vegas in July 2021 and failed to supply the Golden Knights with the player’s 10-team no-trade list. Vegas attempted to send Dadonov to the Anaheim Ducks in March 2022 before the move was nixed by NHL Central Registry because he had not waived his no-trade clause.

Dadonov remained with Vegas for the rest of that season before being traded to Montreal in June 2022. He now plays for Dallas after the Canadiens traded him to the Stars in February.

Ottawa will give up its first-round pick in either 2024, 2025 or 2026 and has until 24 hours after the draft lottery each of the next two years to decide.

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