Daccord appeared in nine career games with the Senators, posting a 1-4-1 record and a 3.50 GAA. He collected his first NHL win on March 14 in a 4-3 win over Toronto. The 24-year-old also played 26 games for the Sens' AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators, winning 15 games.
Ottawa went the route of protecting seven forwards, three defencemen and one goaltender ahead of Sunday's deadline.
The Sens protected
Drake Batherson
,
Connor Brown
, Logan Brown,
Nicholas Paul
,
Brady Tkachuk
,
Austin Watson
and
Colin White
. Additionally, blue liners
Thomas Chabot
,
Victor Mete
and
Nikita Zaitsev
were protected alongside goaltender Filip Gustavsson.
All first- and second-year professionals were exempt from selection, as were unsigned draft choices. The Vegas Golden Knights were also expempt from exposing any players.
