Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion was fired on Wednesday after the team was docked a first-round draft pick for its role in an invalidated trade involving Evgenii Dadonov, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports.

I guess that once the league decided to go through with the punishment that this was the obvious call. Someone has to be accountable.

Real shame that he spent 7 years getting abuse for his team building…only to find himself on the outside looking in at the exact moment they seem like they’re about to make the step up.