A $5,000,000 qualifying offer is required to retain the RFA rights of Jason Spezza. A two-way qualifying offer is permitted since Spezza has not met both the games played and waivers requirements. The qualifying offer is equal to 100% of the previous contracts final season base salary because the salary was $1,000,000 or greater.
Reference Contract
SIGNING DATE:Jul. 3, 2006
LAST YEAR:2008
ANNUAL AVERAGE:$4,500,000
Salary Calculation
PREVIOUS SALARY:$5,000,000
SIGNING BONUS:$0
BASE SALARY:$5,000,000
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR:100%
QUALIFYING OFFER:$5,000,000
Type Determination
GP REQUIRED LAST SEASON:60
TOTAL GP LAST SEASON:80
GP REQUIRED PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:180
TOTAL GP PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:245
CLEARED WAIVERS LAST SEASON: Yes
QUALIFYING OFFER TYPE: Two-Way