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Originally Posted by Samonadreau
When the flames offerred the qualifing offer to Tkachuk, what does that mean exactly? Whats the term and dollars associated with that?
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A team offers a qualifying offer in order to keep the rights for the player. In Tkachuk's case it is essentially a 1 year contract offer that pays $9M. Tkachuk can accept it, sign an offer sheet, or go to arbitration, where an arbitrator decides if he is underpaid at $9M, and can give him a 1 year contract for even more money. In Tkachuk's case(he will be awarded more than $4.5M), after the arbitration settlement the Flames have an option to walk away from the settlement and make Tkachuk a UFA instead of pay him.