NHL voids Dadonov trade between Golden Knights, Ducks

The NHL has voided the trade sending Evgenii Dadonov from the Vegas Golden Knights to the Anaheim Ducks, the league announced Wednesday.

Vegas agreed to trade Dadonov and a conditional second-round pick to Anaheim in exchange for defenseman John Moore and Ryan Kesler's contract shortly before the trade deadline Monday.

The league stated it voided the deal because it did not comply with Dadonov's limited no-trade list.

It's believed the main issue was that the NHL didn't have Dadonov's no-trade list on record, according to TSN's Darren Dreger. Anaheim was reportedly on his list, but the teams and league weren't aware.

The Golden Knights acknowledged the decision in a tweet shortly after the league's announcement and welcomed Dadonov back to the club. The 33-year-old is expected to play Thursday when Vegas faces the Nashville Predators, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek also recognized the ruling in a statement.

"We respect and accept the decision made today by the NHL with regard to our trade with Vegas on Monday," he wrote. "Evgenii Dadonov is a player we thought could help our team this year and beyond."

Dadonov carries a $5-million cap hit and is signed through the 2022-23 season. The Golden Knights were presumably trading him to clear cap space to activate injured players.

With Dadonov still on the roster, Vegas has $405,833 in usable space remaining in its long-term injury salary pool, according to CapFriendly. The team needs $9,094,167 in cap space to activate captain Mark Stone and $4,844,167 to activate defenseman Alec Martinez.