Ottawa Senators Get Draft Pick Back

0:00On March 13th, here's the latest surrounding the NHL. The Ottawa Senators got some welcome relief on March 12th. The NHL reinstated their first round pick for the 2026 draft, slotting it at the 32nd overall position. That pick can be traded or moved. The leak has stripped it away nearly two and a half years earlier over a trade violation, along with a $1 million fine. The issue dated back to the 2021 offseason. Ottawa traded forward Evgeny Dadanaev to the Vegas Golden Knights without disclosing a key part of his contract, a 10-team no-trade list. That detailed blocked Vegas from dealing him to Anaheim at the 2022 trade deadline. New owner Michael Ann Lauer took over in 2023 inheriting the problem without full details on the leak's probe. He fired the general manager involved and stressed the oversight happened before his time. Still, the original penalty stuck until this recent review. League officials cited the ownership change as a factor in easing the sanction,

1:01much like they did for the New Jersey Devils back in 2014. New Jersey had lost picks and cash over a salary cap issue, but got relief after three years, including a late first rounder. Ottawa called the matter closed, with fine money heading to the NHL Foundation Canada to grow hockey. The team can now move forward without that cloud hanging over their draft plans. This story is shared with support from our sponsor. It looks like a pillow. It sounds like headphones built for comfort and sound. S-O-L-I-SOLY-PILLOW.COM