Confirmed Signing with Link: [DAL] D Esa Lindell signs extension with the Stars (5 years, $5.25M AAV)

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836089273805672474

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[Gurglesons]

Sounds gross.

 

[BonMorrison]

This ain't gonna be pretty.

Edit: Nevermind, could've been much worse.

 

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836091491909079073

 

[Gurglesons]

What an absolutely mind numbingly awful deal...

 

[starsfan86]

What an absolutely mind numbingly awful deal...

How so?

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

How so?

Because he’s over the age of 20 and not a point scorer I guess

 

[Gurglesons]

How so?

He's already falling apart and plays the exact game that players like him just become unusable at 32.

 

[stl76]

Seems like a fair deal for both sides.

 

[starsfan86]

He's already falling apart and plays the exact game that players like him just become unusable at 32.

Lmao ok

 

[stl76]

He's already falling apart and plays the exact game that players like him just become unusable at 32.

Huh? He played all 82 the last two seasons, how is he falling apart?

 

[vancityluongo]

there are worse defenseman making more

this could've been a 6x6 in free agency

 

[Satan]

Ben Chiarot makes 4.75M - this deal is reasonable

 

[Dr Pepper]

Huh? He played all 82 the last two seasons, how is he falling apart?

Don't go introducing logic to the discussion now, c'mon.

Let him figure it out on his own.

 

[BonMorrison]

This is actually pretty good. Like yes he plays physical and will be declining but Stars will still get a solid 3 years out of this deal and the money is perfectly fine.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Seems market value for him

 

[Juxtaposer]

This is just the going rate for #4 defensemen these days.

 

[LT]

This is just the going rate for #4 defensemen these days.

Lindell is definitely a #3. And a good one at that.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Lindell is definitely a #3. And a good one at that.

I don't really agree with that, but that's a matter of opinion.

 

[ElGuapo]

Darn good deal.

 

[oconnor9sean]

By the time this deal kicks in, the cap will be 88 million. This deal will be 5.9% of Dallas' cap space.

The flat cap from the last few years has really broken some brains on this site. That's a perfectly fine deal for an important player for Dallas.

Nikita Zadorov got 5 mil per season. Brenden Dillon got 4 mil per. I don't want to hear that this is some bad contract lol

 

[Unbiased Fan]

Looks like a good deal to me

 

[bossram]

Ben Chiarot makes 4.75M - this deal is reasonable

Chiarot sucks.

The Lindell deal isn't horrible. but seems unnecessary.

 

[piqued]

This is one I don't expect other teams' fans to really understand but he's critical to the fabric of the team and the terms are acceptable.

 

[Magic Mittens]

Can't complain with that deal for what he brings