Glossary of terms used on salary pages:


Player option: Player has the option to extend the contract to already dictated terms.

Team option: Team has the option to extend the contract to already dictated terms.

Early termination option: Same principle as player option, but with some subtle differences that aren't particularly important, and aren't interesting unless you're unfathomably keen for this sort of thing.

Qualifying offer: The amount of money the team has to extend as a contract offer to a player to make them a restricted free agent. Player can choose to accept the offer, or do all manner of other things. All players with three years or less experience that are becoming free agents are eligible, with the exception of players who were on a rookie scale contract who didn't make it the full four years due to having one or both of their team option years declined.

Unguaranteed: Contracts that aren't fully guaranteed. Obviously. Details of how much or how little is guaranteed is usually to be found by holding the mouse over the player name.

Not on roster: Player is still on the team's salary figure, but not on the roster. For example, people who were on the roster but who were cut for lack of skill, or players who took buyouts. Note: this is only for salaries which the team has on its salary figure - that is, players who retired due to injury and whom had their salaries removed from the team salary figure are NOT listed.

Mauve: A sort of purple colour.


In all cases, hold your mouse over a player's name for more information.



Qualifying offers NOT included in team salary totals at any point, for they are not committed salary.

2011/12 max salary cap figure: $58,044,000 2011/12 min salary cap figure: $46,435,200 2011/12 luxury tax threshold: $70,307,000 2011/12 Mid Level Exception figure: $5,000,000 2011/12 Mid Level Exception figure, tax payers: $3,000,000 2011/12 Mid Level Exception figure, cap roomers: $2,500,000 2011/12 maximum player salary, 0-6 years service: $12,922,194 2011/12 maximum player salary, 7-9 years service: $15,506,632 2011/12 maximum player salary, 10+ years service: $18,091,071

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