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The National Hockey League has announced amendments to the disciplinary sanctions previously imposed on the Ottawa Senators related to their involvement in the July 2021 trade with the Vegas Golden Knights of forward Evgeni Dadonov (now with the New Jersey Devils), as well as a March 2022 trade attempt by the Golden Knights with the Anaheim Ducks, which was voided by the league.

basic penalty

Issues dealing with Dadonov’s no-trade clause resulted in the Senators originally being required to forfeit their first-round draft pick in either the 2024, 2025, or 2026 NHL Entry Draft, which contributed to the subsequent trade being invalidated.

reconsideration and revision

Senators requested reconsideration of the fine, primarily citing changes in franchise ownership and operational oversight since the original incident, arguing that the initial sanction is inappropriate under the current circumstances. After a thorough review, the NHL determined that a modification was necessary.

Revised Approval Details

• The Senators will lose their natural first-round selection in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft (determined by lottery results and/or regular season standings, if they miss the playoffs).
• In exchange for their original position the club will select 32nd overall (last pick of the first round) in the 2026 draft.
• The Senators are prohibited from trading or moving this 32nd overall selection.
• Additionally, the club must pay $1 million (CDN) Good.

To implement this change:

• All other teams that originally finished behind the Senators in the first round will move up one spot in the draft order.
• Regarding the 2026 draft lottery (if the Senators miss the playoffs): The team retains its standard odds based on regular season performance but is ineligible to win the lottery. Any draw combination assigned to Ottawa will start the draw again, ensuring an equal increase in lottery winning chances for all other non-playoff clubs.

great allocation

The $1 million fine will be directed to the NHL Foundation Canada, a league-supported charitable organization dedicated to strengthening Canadian communities and improving lives through hockey by promoting access and positive experiences on and off the ice.

The NHL said it would not provide any further comment on the matter. This resolution reflects the League’s view of the evolving circumstances while maintaining accountability for the original violation.

Dadonov plays for the Devils in 2025-26, and has no points in 18 games.

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Ever since news broke about the Kawhi Leonard-Aspiration saga, it is being said that the NBA is considering giving a major punishment to the Los Angeles Clippers after completing its investigation on the matter. The allegation is that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer used the ‘no-show’ endorsement deal with Aspiration to give Leonard approximately $28 million in additional compensation through a four-year deal.

And while the expectation is that both the franchise and the players are considering a major punishment, Max Kellerman has argued that the Clippers should actually effectively walk away unscathed.

“He’s willing to spend his money and resources to give his fans the best product. Whether he does it smart or not, right or wrong, that’s what he’s trying to do. Can I give Kawhi more money to entice him to come here? Well, if I’m a Clippers fan, cool. If you’re the league, a punishment is a punishment for a solution to something that isn’t really a problem,” Kellerman said on Game Over. Told on the podcast.

He argued that “no harm, no foul” simply because the Clippers “aren’t that good anyway”, suggesting that the rest of the league had no reason to complain. Kellerman suggested financial penalties instead

“Don’t punish the Clippers in terms of draft picks or anything like that. That’s silly, you don’t want a team to be worthless for five years, and I believe the Clippers will do that. Don’t do that. You want to punish him? Fine him. Give him a huge fine. $100 million, $50 million fine, Ballmer will pay it. Just fine him something big if the league is upset that he used his money to get an unfair advantage. “If you’re doing that, spread your assets. And you give it to other teams, make Kawhi a free agent, that’s fine,” he said.

Kellerman believes it would be detrimental to the NBA because the Clippers would not be able to compete if real action was taken. Instead, he suggested making Leonard a free agent, claiming that wealth redistribution might be a better solution.

Of course, while this argument makes sense given that the Clippers will undoubtedly be affected, the problems are also obvious. Not imposing adequate penalties would not only set a hugely problematic precedent, but it would also completely undermine the league’s salary cap and other finance-related rules and regulations.