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Dadonov trade between Ducks and Golden Knights in jeopardy due to no-trade list issue: Report
One of the NHL trade deadline's buzzer-beater deals may not materialize after all.
The final moments ahead of Monday's deadline saw the Vegas Golden Knights ship Evgenii Dadonov and a conditional second-round pick to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for John Moore and the contract of retired forward Ryan Kesler.
The deal came in very late, which had many believing it was filed after the deadline. Had that been the case, neither Dadonov nor Moore would have been eligible to play this season. That turned out not to be the case, as according to insider Elliotte Friedman, the deal was indeed put through in time and both will be able to play.
There was, however, still a major issue.
Here, as I understand it, is the issue with Dadonov: according to multiple sources, his contract indicates he cannot be traded without first being allowed to submit a 10-team no-trade list. It also says the list for this year must be submitted by July 1/21…(1/2)
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 22, 2022
On Dadonov’s no-trade: apparently, it wasn’t officially submitted, thereby making him eligible to be moved anywhere. It’s infrequent, but it does happen. (Most-known recent case: Patrik Berglund.)
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 22, 2022
Dadonov is in the second season of a three-year, $15-million contract, which states that he cannot be traded before being allowed to issue a 10-team no-trade list. Said list, according to Friedman, wasn't officially submitted in time, which would allow Vegas to trade him anywhere. But Dadonov is reportedly "adamant" that the list was indeed filed, thus blocking a trade to Anaheim.
As a result, Monday's deal is now stuck in uncertainty and may not go through. The NHL and NHLPA will now get involved in order to find a solution.
Dadonov trade is now officially an NHL/NHLPA issue. Player is adamant no-trade list was filed on-time
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 22, 2022
“We have become aware of an issue with respect to the trade,” the Golden Knights' twitter account posted on Monday night. “We have been consulting with the league office. We will provide further information once it becomes available.”
The NHL's recently distributed transaction list didn't include the proposed Evgenii Dadonov deal. 👀
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) March 22, 2022
The Golden Knights had been rumoured to be shopping Dadonov in order to create more cap space to activate one of either Mark Stone or Alec Martinez from the long-term injured reserve (LTIR). With Dadonov on the books, they would not have the space to do so and would be forced to leave both players on LTIR until the beginning of the playoffs. That would be a major issue given that they sit fourth in the Pacific Division and are just barely clinging onto a wild-card position with 18 games remaining in their season. Expect to hear more on this situation soon.
Vegas was expected to send Dadonov and a second-round pick to Anaheim in exchange for defenceman John Moore and Ryan Kesler's contract.
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