Evgenii Dadonov signed a three-year, $15 million contract with the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 15. It has an average annual value of $5 million.
The 31-year-old forward, who was an unrestricted free agent, scored 47 points (25 goals, 22 assists) in 69 games with the Florida Panthers last season and had one assist in four games in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers.
"[Senators general manager Pierre Dorion and coach D.J. Smith] told me the plan for the team, the structure for the team, and let me know that this is going to be a good opportunity for me," Dadonov said Monday. "I know a lot of guys on the team, you know, a lot of young guns in their prospects. Very good. So we made the decision this going to be good for me.
"There are not a lot of veterans on the team. It's kind of a step up for me as well, to be one of the experienced guys, one of the most experienced guys on the team."