- Twente W – Chelsea W / 118$
- Barcelona – Monaco / 164$
- Real Madrid W – Celtic W / 179$
- Rigas Futbol Skola – Auda / 138$
- Colorado Avalanche – Boston Bruins / 185$
- Toronto Maple Leafs – Los Angeles Kings / 160$
- Ahaheim Ducks – Utah Hockey Club / 257$
- Pittsburgh Penguins – Buffalo Sabres / 180$
- Barcelona W – Hammarsby W / 170$
- Arsenal W – Valerenga W / 260$
Team Option
What is the meaning of a team option?
What does a “team option” refer to?
What does a team option provide?
A team option grants the original team the right to keep a player for another year. If a player has a three-year contract with an option for the fourth season, that means if the option is exercised (by the team in this example), the contract extends through the fourth season. If the option is not exercised (by the team in this example), the contract ends after the third season.
Once an option is exercised it cannot be revoked — meaning (in this case) the team can’t change their mind of the option once they exercise it. Conditional team options are not allowed, which means the option cannot be contingent on something like number of games played, team wins or scoring average.
There can be only one option year (except in the case of rookie-scale contracts). For rookie-scale contracts for first-round picks, those contain a team option before both the third and fourth seasons.
Option years cannot have a lower salary than the previous season.