The former third-round draft selection (71st overall) was signed away from the KHL during the 2017 NHL offseason. General Manager Dale Tallon was able to lure Dadonov from Russia, signing the veteran to a three-year contract worth $4 million per year.
Quite frankly, the Evgenii Dadonov acquisition is one of Tallon’s best free-agent signings during his tenure as the Florida Panthers General Manager. Since arriving to Florida in the summer of 2017, Dadonov has produced exceptional numbers while playing alongside superstars Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov.
The 30-year-old has undoubtedly recorded superb statistics in his second stint with the Cats.