[Loyal and True]

The NTC gives Dadonov certain rights, provided he meets certain conditions.

There is anecdotal evidence that these conditions are not always met and therefore the rights in the contract are not always enforceable.

Clearly there is evidence that Dadonov met those conditions but that evidence is in Ottawa's possession and was not provided nor disclosed to Vegas at the time of the Ottawa trade. That is a massive omission by Ottawa.

Vegas probably should have followed up with Ottawa, just to be safe, but why would Vegas assume that Ottawa would neglect to provide this evidence within a reasonable time?

Dadonov's agent should have been aware that his client (along with Reilly) has been named in trade rumours and articles for months. In the best interest of Dadonov the agent should have emailed Vegas to ensure that Dadonov's list would be honored. But again, the agent has no reason to assume that Ottawa would not pass on the list to Vegas and that Vegas would ignore the list.

If I own the Knights I am still pissed at my management team. (1) Why did we wait until the last minute to do this deal? There were articles in January about the Kesler contract going to Vegas for a player like Dadonov or Reilly. (2) Once deadline day arrives, our only objective is cap space and we should be thoroughly prepared to trade either Dadonov, Reilly or any other big contract.

But Ottawa caused all this mess. If I owned Vegas I would consider suing Ottawa.