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Esa Lindell

A. Captain
#23
age30
posD
shotl
h6'3"
w220lbs
Depth Chart LD1

Current Contract

Extension signed
Cap Hit
$5,800,000$5.80M
Year 6 of 6
19/20
24/25
Expiry Status
UFA 2025 age 31
Next Cap Hit
$5,250,000$5.25M
Term
5 Years
Next Expiry Status
UFA 2030 age 36

Profile

Stars logo.
Draft Team
Round3
Pick74
Year2012
Agent Markus Lehto
Birthdate May 23, 1994
Birthplace Vantaa
Nationality Finland
UFA Year 2021
ELC Year 20
Waivers Eligibility Eligible
Est Career Earnings $41,437,500

2024-25 Stats

Stars logo.
Regular Season
GP80
G5
A21
P26
PPG0.33
PIM14
EV TOI/GM 17.56
G60 0.13
P60 0.78
GF% 59.60
DFF% 48.60
REL DFF% -2.40
CF% 46.30
REL CF% -5.40

Extension

2025-2030 Standard Contract
5yrs
value$26,250,000$26.25M
cap hit$5,250,000$5.25M

Esa Lindell is signed to a 5 year, $26,250,000 contract extension with a cap hit of $5,250,000 per season. He currently plays for the Dallas Stars. His contract was signed on September 17, 2024 for the 2025-26 season and expires at the end of the 2029-30 season, when Lindell will be 36 years old.

Signed On Sep 17 2024
Signing Agent Markus Lehto
Signed By
Stars logo.
% Cap Contract Start 5.50%
Signing Status UFAage 30
Abbreviated $Amounts
2025-26
2026-27
2027-28
2028-29
2029-30
2030
Cap Hit $5,250,000$5.25M $5,250,000$5.25M $5,250,000$5.25M $5,250,000$5.25M $5,250,000$5.25M UFAage 36
AAV $5,250,000$5.25M $5,250,000$5.25M $5,250,000$5.25M $5,250,000$5.25M $5,250,000$5.25M
Base $4,000,000$4.00M $4,000,000$4.00M $4,250,000$4.25M $4,000,000$4.00M $4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses - - - - -
Signing Bonuses $2,500,000$2.50M $2,500,000$2.50M $1,000,000$1.00M - -
Total Salary $6,500,000$6.50M $6,500,000$6.50M $5,250,000$5.25M $4,000,000$4.00M $4,000,000$4.00M
Minors Salary
$6,500,000$6.50M
$6,500,000$6.50M
$5,250,000$5.25M
$4,000,000$4.00M
$4,000,000$4.00M
Clauses
NTC
NTC
NTC
M-NTC
M-NTC
UFA Year

2019-2025 Standard Contract
6yrs
value$34,800,000$34.80M
cap hit$5,800,000$5.80M

Signed On May 16 2019
Signing Agent Markus Lehto
Signed By
Stars logo.
% Cap Contract Start 7.12%
Signing Status RFAage 25
Abbreviated $Amounts
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025
Cap Hit $5,800,000$5.80M $5,800,000$5.80M $5,800,000$5.80M $5,800,000$5.80M $5,800,000$5.80M $5,800,000$5.80M UFAage 31
AAV $5,800,000$5.80M $5,800,000$5.80M $5,800,000$5.80M $5,800,000$5.80M $5,800,000$5.80M $5,800,000$5.80M
Base $6,000,000$6.00M $4,800,000$4.80M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M
Performance Bonuses - - - - - -
Signing Bonuses $1,000,000$1.00M - $2,000,000$2.00M $1,000,000$1.00M - -
Total Salary $7,000,000$7.00M $4,800,000$4.80M $7,000,000$7.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M
Minors Salary
$7,000,000$7.00M
$4,800,000$4.80M
$7,000,000$7.00M
$6,000,000$6.00M
$5,000,000$5.00M
$5,000,000$5.00M
Clauses
NMC
NMC
NMC
NMC
UFA Year
Buy Out
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Career Stats By Contract

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Season Cap Hit League Team GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
2024-25
$5.80M
NHL Dallas Stars 80 5 21 26 14 1,388 59.60 48.60 -2.40 46.30 -5.40 0.13 0.78
2023-24
$5.80M
NHL Dallas Stars 82 5 21 26 12 1,326 51.30 55.00 0.10 50.20 -4.40 0.18 1.00
2022-23
$5.80M
NHL Dallas Stars 82 8 16 24 10 1,168 52.50 49.80 -2.10 47.90 -5.60 0.26 0.72
2021-22
$5.80M
NHL Dallas Stars 76 4 21 25 12 1,363 49.00 49.50 -1.80 45.80 -4.50 0.13 0.66
2020-21
$5.80M
NHL Dallas Stars 56 5 11 16 19 1,004 55.40 51.60 -3.10 52.10 -1.70 0.24 0.72
2019-20
$5.80M
NHL Dallas Stars 69 3 20 23 12 1,184 45.60 49.00 -4.90 46.90 -3.90 0.05 0.51
2018-19
$2.20M
NHL Dallas Stars 82 11 21 32 33 1,552 50.50 45.25 -8.96 45.16 -5.14 0.15 0.73
2017-18
$2.20M
NHL Dallas Stars 80 7 20 27 24 1,418 55.86 55.86 4.04 52.39 2.02 0.13 0.63
2016-17
$746K
NHL Dallas Stars 73 6 12 18 22 1,305 54.08 47.14 -5.69 48.16 -3.18 0.23 0.69
2015-16
$746K
NHL Dallas Stars 4 0 0 0 0 53 20.00 48.13 -19.75 52.27 -11.31 0.00 0.00
Esa Lindell Stats by Elite Prospects
Esa Lindell Advanced Stats by
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

09/17
2024
5yrs
$5,250,000AAV
05/16
2019
6yrs
$5,800,000AAV
06/26
2017
2yrs
$2,200,000AAV
05/26
2014
3yrs
$925,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

16
Apr
Lindell (rest) will return to the lineup Wednesday versus the Nashville Predators, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.
14
Apr
Lindell (rest) will not be an option for Monday's game versus Detroit, Sean Shapiro of DLLS Sports reports.
12
Apr
Lindell (rest) won't play Saturday versus Utah.
8
Apr
Lindell notched an assist and four blocked shots in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
1
Apr
Lindell notched two assists in Monday's 3-1 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Contract History

2017-2019 Standard Contract
2yrs
value$4,400,000$4.40M
cap hit$2,200,000$2.20M

Signed On Jun 26 2017
Signing Agent Markus Lehto
Signed By
Stars logo.
% Cap Contract Start 2.93%
Signing Status RFAage 23
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
2017-18
2018-19
2019
Cap Hit $2,200,000$2.20M $2,200,000$2.20M RFAage 25
AAV $2,200,000$2.20M $2,200,000$2.20M
Base $2,200,000$2.20M $2,200,000$2.20M
Performance Bonuses - -
Signing Bonuses - -
Total Salary $2,200,000$2.20M $2,200,000$2.20M
Minors Salary
$2,200,000$2.20M
$2,200,000$2.20M
Clauses
UFA Year

2014-2017 Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$2,775,000$2.78M
cap hit$925,000$925K

Signed On May 26 2014
Signed By
Stars logo.
% Cap Contract Start 1.08%
Signing Status age 20
Abbreviated $Amounts
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017
Cap Hit $745,833$746K $745,833$746K $745,833$746K RFAage 23
AAV $925,000$925K $925,000$925K $925,000$925K
Base $575,000$575K $675,000$675K $710,000$710K
Performance Bonuses $257,500$258K $157,500$158K $122,500$123K
Signing Bonuses $92,500$93K $92,500$93K $92,500$93K
Total Salary $667,500$668K $767,500$768K $802,500$803K
Minors Salary
$60,000$60K
$67,500$68K
$70,000$70K
Clauses
UFA Year

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