Phil Kessel Breaks the Silence on His Return to the NHL

Phil Kessel has just opened up on his potential return to the NHL, and why he wants to continue playing so badly.

Phil Kessel is still waiting to find a home for this season and is rumoured to be close to a deal with several teams. However, despite that, he remains unsigned into November, a bad signal that the interest could be dying down. Kessel recently opened up about the process in an interview with the Athletic.

Kessel is right, there are a lot of teams who could use his Stanley Cup pedigree and scoring talents to bolster their roster. Unfortunately, though, teams are tight for cap space, so adding him becomes difficult.

Kessel already holds a huge NHL record for the longest Iron Man streak among active players. He is only 8 points shy of scoring 1,000 points in his career, a marker that is surely driving his desire to return.

Time will tell if and where Phil Kessel gets to play this season.

As seen on The Athletic

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