It’s easy to get caught up in the imagined futures of our favorite Dallas Stars prospects. So easy, in fact, that it can be a surprise when these same prospects show up on lists of incoming sleeper agents for the rest of the NHL to look out for.
Joseph Aleong of The Hockey Writers has tapped Esa Lindell as one of the league’s “late bloomers” who could start making waves with the big club this season:
A big body with good mobility and hockey sense on the back end, Lindell has all the tools to become an effective two-way defender for the Stars.