Phil Kessel

Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy must be the happiest guy in hockey. He penciled in Phil Kessel's name on his lineup card for Tuesday night's game ...

He wasn’t much of a practice player, his lack of a work ethic a constant sore point for Sullivan. Ron Cook can be heard on the “Cook and Joe” show weekdays from 10 a.m. But, as happened in other places with other teams, Kessel wore out his welcome with the Penguins. He hasn’t missed a game since early in the 2009-10 season with Toronto after shoulder surgery. He scored eight goals and 23 points in 25 games in 2017. He scored 10 goals and 22 points in 24 postseason games in 2016 and could have been the Conn Smythe Trophy winner. Kessel will be best remembered in other NHL cities for the streak despite his wonderful career offensive stats. Rick Tocchet couldn’t do that when he had Kessel with the Arizona Coyotes. He penciled in Phil Kessel’s name on his lineup card for Tuesday night’s game against the San Jose Sharks. He had eight goals in 82 games last season and none in seven games this season. His playoff [performance] was not what it has been the past couple of years. He had just 42 goals in 208 games the past three seasons with Arizona after being traded by the Penguins for Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Alex Galchenyuk.