12.3 Eligibility for Club-Elected Salary Arbitration. Subject to subsections (c) and (d) below
and the eligibility requirements set forth in Article 12.1, a Club will have the right to elect to take
a Player to salary arbitration under the following conditions:
(a) Club-Elected Salary Arbitration For Players With Paragraph 1 NHL Salaries plus
Signing, Roster, and Reporting Bonuses Greater Than $1,750,000 In The Prior League Year.
(i) If a Player who is otherwise eligible to receive a Qualifying Offer and
become a Group 2 Restricted Free Agent had a Paragraph 1 NHL Salary
plus Signing, Roster and Reporting Bonuses in excess of $1,750,000 in the
aggregate in the final League Year of his most recent SPC, a Club may
elect to file for salary arbitration to determine the Player's Paragraph 1
Salary for the upcoming League Year in lieu of making a Qualifying Offer
to such Player.
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(b) Club-Elected Salary Arbitration For Players Who Receive Qualifying Offers.
(i) If a Group 2 Restricted Free Agent has not accepted his Club's Qualifying
Offer, nor filed a request for Player-elected salary arbitration in
accordance with Section 12.2 above, the Club may elect to file for salary
arbitration to determine that Player's Paragraph 1 Salary for that League
Year.
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