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2025-2026 Report Card: Esa Lindell once again keeps the neutral zone gates locked
Revisiting Dallas' PK HQ.
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2025-2026 Report Card: Can the Tyler Myers addition develop into something more?
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Chaos (or cromulent?) giraffe.
A few good stats
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Cap: $1.5M (Year 1 of 2)
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GP: 73
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Goals: 1
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Assists: 10
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Points: 11
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Postseason: 0
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xSPAR: 0 extra points in the standings
Ther...
2025-2026 Report Card: Miro Heiskanen falls out of the Norris race, but still remains a part of the conversation
Another stable, great year for the Finnish superstar.
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2025-2026 Report Card: Nils Lundkvist becomes an unlikely beacon of stability
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More Harley than Lundkvist.
A few good stats
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Cap: $1.25M (Year 1 of 1)
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GP: 52
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Goals: 3
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Assists: 8
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Points: 11
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Postseason: 2 assists, 2 points
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xSPAR: 2.3 extra points in the s...
2025-2026 Report Card: Lian Bichsel still has plenty of development runway after an incomplete season
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Figuring out a small sample size for a big man.
A few good stats
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Cap: $918K
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GP: 50
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Goals: 4
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Assists: 4
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Points: 8
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Postseason: 0
We’ll dig more into the season itself, but for...
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