A $882,000 qualifying offer is required to retain the RFA rights of Sami Niku. A two-way qualifying offer is permitted since Niku has not 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:May 15, 2017
LAST YEAR:2020
ANNUAL AVERAGE:$916,666
Salary Calculation
PREVIOUS SALARY:$840,000
SIGNING BONUS:$0
BASE SALARY:$840,000
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR:105%
QUALIFYING OFFER:$882,000
Type Determination
GP REQUIRED LAST SEASON:51
TOTAL GP LAST SEASON:17
GP REQUIRED PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:171
TOTAL GP PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:48
CLEARED WAIVERS LAST SEASON: Yes
QUALIFYING OFFER TYPE: Two-Way