The 2024-25 season was a frustrating one and one that felt like it was never going to end. For a number of players, it was either a season where they underperformed or they played through injuries.
One player who underperformed, but was playing injured all season long, was Elias Lindholm. Signed to a contract for seven years and $54.25 million in the summer of 2024, the former Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames center was injured in camp with a back injury and was never close to the player he wanted to be in Boston. Now, after a long offseason, he has liked what Don Sweeney has done with the roster this offseason as GM.