When it comes to the blue line, Dallas Stars fans fixate on rookie Miro Heiskanen. But he’s not the only young defenseman turning heads, mind you: Esa Lindell is establishing himself as one of the NHL’s best:
“He’s just a really good hockey player for us,” [Jim] Montgomery said, “and probably the most underrated defenseman in the league that I’ve seen so far that no one knows about.”
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“He shuts plays down, he breaks pucks out. His hockey sense offensively and defensively, goes unnoticed, except if you really study our team.