FTB: The tale of Evgenii Dadonov

Photo by David Becker/NHLI via Getty ImagesGood morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

While the Maple Leafs may not have had the most exciting trade deadline, they did get a couple good players and make some cap space available for this and next season.

However, most of the drama came after the 3PM deadline when the NHL, Vegas Golden Knights, and Anaheim Ducks couldn’t figure out if a trade including Evgenii Dadonov was valid or not.

So, the story begins with Anaheim and Vegas making a deal where the Ducks send John Moore and Ryan Kesler to the Knights in exchange for Dadonov and a second round pick.

The drama comes in when the issues of timing and trade clauses were raised. Was the trade submitted…