Vegas Golden Knights right wing Evgenii Dadonov. Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

NHL cancels Evgenii Dadonov trade from Golden Knights to Ducks

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 3/23/22

The NHL announced Wednesday afternoon the trade of right-wing Evgenii Dadonov from the Las Vegas Golden Knights to the Anaheim Ducks has officially been canceled.

The @NHL announced today that it has invalidated Monday’s trade of Evgenii Dadonov from the @GoldenKnights to the @AnaheimDucks. https://t.co/fKiy112jTR pic.twitter.com/fILdMfzKS6
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 23, 2022

The Golden Knights attempted to trade Dadonov right at the trade deadline at 3 p.m. EST on Monday, but the trade was held up because Anaheim was on a no-trade list included in the 33-year-old's contract. The league had to intervene late on Monday as it was pointed out the Ducks were on Dadonov's no-trade list and that Vegas' actions were a break of contract.

With the trade voided, Vegas now has limited cap space to contend with.

After reverting the Dadonov trade, we now show #Vegas with only $405,833 in usable space remaining in their LTI Salary pool.

As a result they would now need to clear:
$4,844,167 to activate Martinez
$9,094,167 to activate Stone

They currently have a roster of 26
(15F - 9D - 2G) pic.twitter.com/v6lgvvK4rk
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) March 23, 2022

There is also the question of what the rest of the season will look like for the Russian winger. If the Golden Knights can't work out some kind of post-deadline deal -- if that's possible -- does that leave Dadonov no choice but to play for a team that doesn't want him?

Big question: What happens next with Dadonov? Lots of rumblings Vegas worked on post-deadline trade options in case deal with ANA was voided. Arizona?

Post-deadline deals are permitted, but would NHL allow in this case? Why should Dadonov be punished and his season ended?
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 23, 2022

This story is ongoing.

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