ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, hiː wʌz hˈaɪɚd æz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɾɐwə sˈɛnəɾɚz fɚðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn sˈiːzən, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz hˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə tˈæmpə bˈeɪ lˈaɪtnɪŋ hˌuː tɹˈeɪdᵻd ɹˈɑːb zˈæmjuːnɚɹ æz pˈɑːɹt əvə pˈækɪdʒ fɚðə ɹˈaɪts tə nᵻɡˈoʊʃɪˌeɪt wɪð dˈʌdli.
In the summer of 1998, he was hired as general manager of the Ottawa Senators for the 1998–99 season, after which he was hired by the Tampa Bay Lightning (who traded Rob Zamuner as part of a package for the rights to negotiate with Dudley.)