A $5,000,000 qualifying offer is required to retain the RFA rights of Eric Staal. The qualifying offer must be a one-way contract since Staal 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. 1, 2006
LAST YEAR:2009
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:100
GP REQUIRED PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:180
TOTAL GP PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:264
CLEARED WAIVERS LAST SEASON: No
QUALIFYING OFFER TYPE: One-Way