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07-24-2012, 06:12
One day before they were headed to arbitration, the Ottawa Senators gave forward Kaspars Daugavins the one-way contract he was looking for.
The deal is for one year and worth $635,000.
Assistant general manager Tim Murray said both sides were happy to avoid arbitration.
“I think both sides got a number they thought was fair,” he said.
“You don’t have to go through the process of criticizing a player that you want in your organization, and he doesn’t have to hear that.
“So it’s good to get it done and to get it done at a number that we like, and they obviously like the one-way contract.”
The Senators, who now have 13 forwards on one-way contracts, would have preferred to sign Daugavins to a two-way contract, because it would have paid him a lower salary for playing in the AHL.
http://www.senatorsextra.com/main/kaspars-daugavins-avoids-arbitrations-signs-one-year-deal-with-senators
The deal is for one year and worth $635,000.
Assistant general manager Tim Murray said both sides were happy to avoid arbitration.
“I think both sides got a number they thought was fair,” he said.
“You don’t have to go through the process of criticizing a player that you want in your organization, and he doesn’t have to hear that.
“So it’s good to get it done and to get it done at a number that we like, and they obviously like the one-way contract.”
The Senators, who now have 13 forwards on one-way contracts, would have preferred to sign Daugavins to a two-way contract, because it would have paid him a lower salary for playing in the AHL.
http://www.senatorsextra.com/main/kaspars-daugavins-avoids-arbitrations-signs-one-year-deal-with-senators