A $2,250,000 qualifying offer is required to retain the RFA rights of Tuomo Ruutu. A two-way qualifying offer is permitted since Ruutu has not 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:Oct. 13, 2006
LAST YEAR:2008
ANNUAL AVERAGE:$1,875,000
Salary Calculation
PREVIOUS SALARY:$2,250,000
SIGNING BONUS:$0
BASE SALARY:$2,250,000
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR:100%
QUALIFYING OFFER:$2,250,000
Type Determination
GP REQUIRED LAST SEASON:60
TOTAL GP LAST SEASON:77
GP REQUIRED PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:180
TOTAL GP PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:163
CLEARED WAIVERS LAST SEASON: No
QUALIFYING OFFER TYPE: Two-Way