NHL reviewing Vegas Golden Knights-Anaheim Geese deal on account of Evgenii Dadonov’s no-trade clause, sources say

The NHL is reevaluating a accomplished commerce between the Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks as a result of it’d violate ahead Evgenii Dadonov‘s no-trade clause, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday.

The Knights had traded Dadonov, a 33-year-old proper winger, to the Geese together with a conditional second-round decide for defenseman John Moore and the contract of ahead Ryan Kesler. The Geese would choose to obtain Vegas’ second-round decide in both 2023 or 2024.

However hours after the commerce was introduced, Vegas stated it had “change into conscious of a difficulty with respect to the commerce. We’ve got been consulting with the league workplace.”

The difficulty, the supply stated, surrounds a restricted no-trade clause Dadonov had in his contract, which he signed in October 2020 with the Ottawa Senators. Dadonov’s contract signifies he cannot be traded with out first submitting a 10-team no-trade listing. The Geese had been on a beforehand submitted no-trade listing.

Sportsnet reported that the listing for the 2021-22 season needed to be submitted by July 1, 2021, and that Dadonov believes it was.

However when the Golden Knights traded for Dadonov in July 2021, a supply stated, there was no point out of the commerce safety on the commerce name with the Senators and the NHL; due to this fact, it was not acknowledged when Vegas accomplished the commerce with Anaheim on Monday, both.

The commerce is now in dispute, with the NHL Gamers’ Affiliation having reached out to the NHL about its legitimacy.

Dadonov has 27 factors in 62 video games this season for the Knights, who acquired him for a 2022 third-round decide and defenseman Nick Holden in July 2021.

Monday’s deal was a wage dump for the cap-strapped Knights; Dadonov is within the second 12 months of a three-year deal and carries a $5 million cap hit. After burying Moore’s wage within the AHL, Vegas stood to clear $3.375 million in salary-cap area.