Alex Light, a symbol of consistency when it comes to point production, is only earning $5M this season and negotiated down to $4M for 2 seasons to remain with the West Kendall Platoon. It does seem like a strange thing to do to a player who has tied the record for most points for the storied franchise, and who has 9 consecutive 40+ points seasons, including 7 of these with 20 or more goals. With the league staying at a fixed salary cap and Light leading the way alongside Wilson & Schroder for oldest players on the Platoon, have no other choice but to make space for the young players coming up and breathing down their necks. But these old guys are not done yet and have consistently performed above their expectations, even reaching 4 cup finals and winning 2 of those. If anything they should all still be earning $5M+ on their contracts until their performance start to significantly drop due to regression.

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