Stars GM Jim Nill re-signed veteran D-man Esa Lindell to a contract extension worth $5.25 million per season. The contract is another example of Nill's excellent work.

The Dallas Stars have signed defenseman Esa Lindell to a five-year, $26.25 million contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2029-30 season.

The Dallas Stars have signed defenseman Esa Lindell to a $26.25 million, five-year contract extension when he still has a year left on his current deal.

Esa Lindell signed a five-year, $26.25 million contract with the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. It has an average annual value of $5.25 million. The 30-year-old defenseman is entering the final season of a six-year, $34.8 million contract he signed with the Stars on May 16, 2019, and could have become an unrestricted free agent after the season.

The Dallas Stars have locked up two key defensemen with new contracts just before the start of training camp

After Esa Lindell agreed to terms on a five-year, $26.25 million contract extension, according to multiple media outlets, general manager Jim Nill announced that the Stars signed defenseman Thomas Harley to a two-year contract worth $8 million.

Lindell was going to be one of the Stars’ bigger names coming off the books next offseason. He was entering the final season of a six-year, $34.8

The Finnish blueliner ranked third among Stars defensemen with 21 assists and 26 points during the 2023-24 campaign, led the club in blocked shots at 162, and ranked third in time on ice per game