Dadonov was traded to the Stars by the Montreal Canadiens for forward Denis Gurianov on Feb. 26, 2023. He signed a two-year contract extension with the Stars that summer worth $2.25 million annually.

Veteran right wing Connor Brown signed a 4-year contract with the New Jersey Devils on the first day of NHL free agency.

“Connor Brown, 4 x $3 mil AAV, to the #NJDevils is a good two-way bottom-six winger who skates well and is one of the better PKers in the NHL,” Alex Chauvancy said in a post. “NJ missed this in their bottom 6 last season. Good add.”