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Matt Niskanen Qualifying Offer

A $845,250 qualifying offer is required to retain the RFA rights of Matt Niskanen. The qualifying offer must be a one-way contract since Niskanen met both the games played and waivers requirements. The qualifying offer is equal to 105% of the previous contracts final season base salary because the salary was greater than $600,000 and less than $1,000,000.

Reference Contract

SIGNING DATE:Mar. 19, 2007
LAST YEAR:2010
ANNUAL AVERAGE:$850,000

Salary Calculation

PREVIOUS SALARY:$805,000
SIGNING BONUS:$0
BASE SALARY:$805,000
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR:105%
QUALIFYING OFFER:$845,250

Type Determination

GP REQUIRED LAST SEASON:60
TOTAL GP LAST SEASON:74
GP REQUIRED PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:180
TOTAL GP PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:248
CLEARED WAIVERS LAST SEASON: No
QUALIFYING OFFER TYPE: One-Way