A $725,670 qualifying offer is required to retain the RFA rights of Matthew Carle. A two-way qualifying offer is permitted since Carle has not met both the games played and waivers requirements. The qualifying offer is equal to 110% of the previous contracts final season base salary because the salary was $600,000 or less.
Reference Contract
SIGNING DATE:Mar. 19, 2005
LAST YEAR:2008
ANNUAL AVERAGE:$1,367,400
Salary Calculation
PREVIOUS SALARY:$942,400
SIGNING BONUS:$282,700
BASE SALARY:$659,700
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR:110%
QUALIFYING OFFER:$725,670
Type Determination
GP REQUIRED LAST SEASON:60
TOTAL GP LAST SEASON:73
GP REQUIRED PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:180
TOTAL GP PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:184
CLEARED WAIVERS LAST SEASON: Yes
QUALIFYING OFFER TYPE: Two-Way