A $495,000 qualifying offer is required to retain the RFA rights of Lee Stempniak. A two-way qualifying offer is permitted since Stempniak 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:Jul. 29, 2005
LAST YEAR:2007
ANNUAL AVERAGE:$517,500
Salary Calculation
PREVIOUS SALARY:$450,000
SIGNING BONUS:$0
BASE SALARY:$450,000
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR:110%
QUALIFYING OFFER:$495,000
Type Determination
GP REQUIRED LAST SEASON:60
TOTAL GP LAST SEASON:82
GP REQUIRED PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:180
TOTAL GP PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:139
CLEARED WAIVERS LAST SEASON: Yes
QUALIFYING OFFER TYPE: Two-Way