MAJOR: Phil Kessel Eyeing Contract Outside the NHL

Phil Kessel is an NHL legend. The hot dog loving, Stanley Cup winning, veteran forward has been looking to make a NHL comeback all season long but now he's starting to consider other options.

Kessel has reportedly been staying in game shape in Arizona while he awaits contract offers from NHL clubs. While he has reportedly gotten close to reaching an agreement a couple of times, nothing has materialized yet. As a result, the 36-year-old is reportedly looking into the possibility of playing in Switzerland as a way of getting back up to game speed.

Likely destinations would be Bern and Lugano, both of which are notable for acquiring NHL talent.

Kessel is technically still the active NHL ironman leader with 1064 consecutive games played in the league. However, he has expressed a willingness to end the streak in order to facilitate a new NHL deal.

At this point it remains unclear whether or not Kessel will ever return to the NHL. He is just 8 points shy of hitting 1000 for his career.

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