[Daugavins re-signed on August 3rd, but how this effects his KHL tryout contract remains unknown.]
A Latvian report regarding Ottawa RFA Kaspars Daugavins has come out (www.dinamoriga.eu/lv/news/view/parbaudes-laika-ligumi-ar-vairakiem-hokejistiem). With the help of a reader and a little work on my part, here’s a clearer version of the Google translated text specific to Daugavins: “To be able to officially participate in the Dinamo Riga pre-season training camp, the club has signed forward Kevin Daugavins on a try-out contract. The 23-year-old winger’s contract ended June 30th with the NHL’s Ottawa Senator, and although the club has qualified his contract, he is not satisfied with the terms. That is why he has decided to participate in Dinamo Riga’s training camp (Dinamo Riga own his KHL rights). Daugavins will attend the Senators pre-season training camp at which time he’ll decide where to continue his career.” Hopefully this is a little clearer than my previously posted translation. It appears as though Daugavins will attend Senators camp, but if he fails to make the time will jump to KHL. I’m not sure how that would work, given that the KHL and NHL re-signed their agreement to respect each other’s contracts (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nhl-extends-agreement-khl-respect-contracts-league-192949259.html). If Daugavins has not signed his RFA contract I’m not sure what his status at camp would be. I’m also not sure the Senators will want him in camp if those are his terms. Regardless, when there’s further clarification I will post it here.
[July 20 update: Joy Lindsay, who covers the Binghamton Senators, shares my opinion on the matter: http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category= PluckPersona&U=551340dd39644ae695cca9fe0180e879&plckPersonaPage= BlogViewPost&plckUserId=551340dd39644ae695cca9fe0180e879&plckPostId=Blog%3a551340dd39644ae695cca9fe0180e879Post%3a4d36b7a8-1466-4ba1-89c9-6d8d1a16a4d3&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest.]
[July 31 update: I wanted to share another way to look at Daugavins‘ tryout contract. It’s possible he truly is trying out for the KHL team, but if he fails to make it (European training camps are earlier than the NHL’s) will accept a contract with Ottawa and play in Binghamton.]
3 Comments
eyeonthesens 
To be more correct should be translated a bit more sentencies from that article.
“Lai varētu oficiāli piedalīties Rīgas DINAMO pirms sezonas treniņnometnē, pārbaudes laika līgumu ar Rīgas DINAMO ir noslēdzis uzbrucējs Kaspars Daugaviņš (1988). ”
“To be able to officially participate in the Dinamo Riga pre-season training camp, the trial period contract with Dinamo Riga has signed forward Kevin Daugavins (1988).”
… and correct few “key words”
“but hockey is not satisfied with their own distinct supply conditions” – original “tomēr pašu hokejistu neapmierina izteiktā piedāvājuma nosacījumi.”
word “hokejists” – “hockey player”
“he has decided to withdraw with Dinamo Riga” – original “viņš ir izlēmis aizvadīt kopā ar Rīgas DINAMO”
maybe better would be “he has decided to go with Dinamo Riga” – “make a contract”
I appreciate the help. What I posted was the direct translation from Google of the article.
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