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Esa Lindell contract
DefenseAge 32Dallas Stars
Dallas StarsCap hit 2026-27
$5.25M$5,250,000Dallas Stars · Sep 2024 – present5 years · $26.25M total
Year 2 of 5 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 36
Contract timeline
UFA 2030 · age 36
2026-27 · DAL · Cap hit $5.25M · Salary $6.50M · M-NTC
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the early years: $6.5M from 2025-26 through 2026-27, dropping to $4.0M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL |
| Cap hit | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M |
| % of cap | 5.5% | 5.0% | 4.6%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $6.50M | $6.50M | $5.25M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| Base salary | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.25M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| Signing bonus | $2.50M | $2.50M | $1.00M | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Clause | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Sep 17, 2024 with DAL. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2019-20 to 2024-256 years · $5.80M AAV · signed May 16, 2019
| Season | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL |
| Cap hit | $5.80M | $5.80M | $5.80M | $5.80M | $5.80M | $5.80M |
| % of cap | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.0% | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| Total salary | $7.00M | $4.80M | $7.00M | $6.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M |
| Base salary | $6.00M | $4.80M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M |
| Signing bonus | $1.00M | $0K | $2.00M | $1.00M | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $7.00M | $4.80M | $7.00M | $6.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M |
| Clause | — | — | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC |
Signed May 16, 2019 with DAL. Source announcement
Standard · 2017-18 to 2018-192 years · $2.20M AAV · signed Jun 26, 2017
| Season | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | DAL | DAL |
| Cap hit | $2.20M | $2.20M |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | 2.8% |
| Total salary | $2.20M | $2.20M |
| Base salary | $2.20M | $2.20M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $2.20M | $2.20M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jun 26, 2017 with DAL. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2014-15 to 2016-173 years · $746K AAV · signed May 26, 2014
| Season | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | DAL | DAL | DAL |
| Cap hit | $746K | $746K | $746K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $668K | $768K | $803K |
| Base salary | $575K | $675K | $710K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $258K | $158K | $123K |
| Minors salary | $60K | $68K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed May 26, 2014 with DAL. Source announcement