The new contract for Lindell means a $5.25M cap hit, slightly less than his previous deal’s $5.8M cap hit from 2019.
His new deal includes a no-trade clause starting in 2025-26 and a limited no-trade list later on. Here’s the breakdown:
2025-26: $4M base salary, $2.5M signing bonus
2026-27: $4M base salary, $2.5M signing bonus
2027-28: $4.25M base salary, $1M signing bonus
2028-29: $4M base salary
2029-30: $4M base salary
With Thomas Harley still unsigned just before training camp, the focus wasn’t on this contract news for Stars fans.
Lindell has been key to Dallas’ defense for years despite his size of 6’3″ and 220 pounds. He’s known as one of the league’s more courteous players, always ranking high in Lady Byng Trophy voting.
Lindell excels with strong awareness and skating , often used in defensive situations last season with great effectiveness.
Fans might think it’s surprising that Lindell isn’t just about defense; he scored over 20 points each of the past three seasons and hasn’t missed a game since 2021-22.
Contract Details:
Since Peter DeBoer took over coaching duties from Rick Bowness in 2022, Lindell’s ice time has decreased slightly to an average of 20 minutes per game.
This season, he’ll anchor Dallas’ second pairing again but will have new competition for his partner spot with Mathew Dumba and Ilya Lyubushkin joining the team.
Dallas now projects having around $37.5M in cap space for the 2025-26 season according to PuckPedia, assuming a cap limit of $92M. This figure covers only ten players so far, with many forwards and star goalie Jake Oettinger up for new contracts next summer.
What do you think about these changes?
