On his ELC, Arnold was signed for the maximum allowed for a player drafted in 2010, which was $900,000 in total NHL compensation. 2010 was the last draft class that had a limit of $900,000. All subsequent draft classes have a maximum of $925,000.
Of his $900,000, 10% was in the form of a signing bonus, and he apparently also had $25,000 in performance bonuses on his contract last season. Bonuses aren't included when determining the player's Qualifying Offer, so his base salary was $900,000 less $90,000 for the signing bonus and $25,000 for the performance bonus, or $785,000. Because that number is above $660,000 but below $1 million, he required a Qualifying Offer equal to 105% of his base salary for last season, which is $824,250.
Van Brabant was a UFA coming out of College, so his maximum compensation was equal to the maximum for players drafted in 2013, which was $925,000. He also had a 10% signing bonus of $92,500. That made his 105% Qualifying Offer equal $874,125.
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