Goalie Interference – Episode 22

EF says the NHL is all fucked up on this issue (of course they will never admit it)

here is no distinct database for no-trade or no-move clauses.

Those are private, filed by the agent directly to a player’s NHL team. The league and the NHLPA are aware what contracts have protection, but there is no mandate specific details be known to them.

That’s got to change.

Some agents and players aren’t crazy about the idea. They think the more people that know, the greater the chance information leaks. Not every American-based NHLer (particularly those born in Canada) wants fans and media to know all seven Canadian teams are on their no-trade list.

But, the Evgenii Dadonov snafu demands change.

On a trade call, NHL Central Registry, which must approve all transactions, will ask if there is anything preventing a trade from happening. This is the specific point where teams are required to disclose all information about clauses. This is even more critical now that updated CBA rules dictate clauses travel with any player to a new team.

Here’s the best information I can provide on Dadonov, according to multiple sources:

Dadonov’s three-year contract with Ottawa indicates a no-trade list had to submitted by Jan. 15, 2021 for Season One; July 1, 2021 for Season Two; and July 1, 2022 for Season Three. For the first year, Anaheim was on his no-trade, Vegas was not. For the second year, same thing.

The idea this season’s filing was late is incorrect. There is documentation of a filing on June 30, and communication indicating acknowledgment of that filing.

The biggest question I have about this situation — and it’s shared by many others — is how did Central Registry come to believe Dadonov’s protection had expired? Whatever anyone may think about the teams involved here, there’s no way Dadonov goes to Anaheim without Central Registry believing it was legal.

There is zero chance this trade occurs if a piece of paper (or an email) exists with “no-trade to Anaheim” — unless Dadonov provides written permission allowing it.

Sean MacLeod is Central Registry’s Vice President and Managing Director. He’s media-phobic, and very highly respected. Several executives jokingly referred to him as “beyond anal-retentive,” but that’s a compliment. He’s respected and thorough. He and his staff are the ones who ask all the questions, making sure all transactions are legal.

On Monday, for example, the complex Carolina/Columbus/Florida Max Domi deal had to be re-worked, because the teams were told it would not be accepted the way it was originally structured.

Dadonov was traded from Ottawa to Vegas on July 28, four weeks after submitting his list. One of two things appears to have happened on that call. Either everyone was told Dadonov hadn’t submitted the list, or, for some reason, the 2020-21 list was entered into evidence — leading to the assumption Dadonov had not filed on time, thereby voiding any protection.

It’s possible there are other explanations, but I haven’t heard anything at this time.

Whatever happened, both Vegas and the NHL thought they had the power to trade Dadonov without approval — until documentation was provided.

There are at least two, possibly three situations in recent memory where players were traded because their lists weren’t filed on time. Then there’s this, where a player filed on time and was still traded.

No more. Time for one body to take control of it all.

Dadonov back at practice must be extremely awkward for all involved or are they holding him out looking for another team? We sure know how to go from the penthouse year one to the shit house year five. I know a lot of fans are pulling for the Rangers because of Gallant and Revo and many fans are rooting for Flower in Chicago and now in Minnesota I know I’m one of them. Let’s face it The Knights are a corporation and run like a corporation including the way they treat there personal. There is no honor or loyalty it’s cold calculated business decisions and as you can see there not working out very well for them. We give Flower away for a cap hit Chicago sends him to Minnesota for a first or second. Now the Dadonov embarrassment I haven’t liked the the team the way it has operated after year one. I think Gallant saw the writing on the wall and I’m glad he landed on his feet in New York.

I believe Foley , ownership, owns the brunt of the decisions he made regarding the salary cap situation, the MAF situation. He has built a solid team that just ran into an incredible amount of injuries and covid this year. Shit happens.

He wanted a fast track to Stanley Cup. He got it, the buck stops with him.

This no. 62 fiasco, in my opinion is not fault of VGK FO, or ANAHEIM FO. IT lies squarely with screw up with NHL and specifically with whoever APPROVED the deal in first place. And secondary with the botched up NHL “system” of how NTC’s are “reported”, or in this particular case how it was “not reported” and/or how it got dropped into a gray area. Because both TEAMS , ANA and VGK , did not know about NTC, and on top of that so did the NHL. NHL REGISTRY. So the question is WHY DID NOT EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THE NTC.

The agent said he filed it, yet no one knew about it. Who did he file it with ? OBviously it went to OTTAWA. Did Ottawa pass it along with the no. 62 contract? Someone / somewhere the ball is dropped.

EF states that NHL doesn’t want these NTC published. So they are at fault. EF states that the reason is that vast majority of NTC include teams in CANADA. HELLO ! why is that . Canada the inventor of hockey have vast majority of players that don’t want to play there !! Whoa, they don’t want that getting out there in public domain. That is rich. (they don’t want to because of taxes, the same for CA ). So much for the NHL “diversity” policy, reeks of double standard and hypocrisy, doesn’t it ?

PS the story is fast moving and subject to further revelations.

info from the authority, CAPFRIENDLY