A $522,500 qualifying offer is required to retain the RFA rights of Maxim Lapierre. A two-way qualifying offer is permitted since Lapierre 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. 28, 2005
LAST YEAR:2008
ANNUAL AVERAGE:$583,333
Salary Calculation
PREVIOUS SALARY:$562,500
SIGNING BONUS:$87,500
BASE SALARY:$475,000
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR:110%
QUALIFYING OFFER:$522,500
Type Determination
GP REQUIRED LAST SEASON:60
TOTAL GP LAST SEASON:65
GP REQUIRED PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:180
TOTAL GP PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:112
CLEARED WAIVERS LAST SEASON: No
QUALIFYING OFFER TYPE: Two-Way