Kessel is 30, not exactly over the hill, coming off a 92 point season. His contract is far from prohibitive as it's a 6.8M cap hit that ends before his 35th birthday.
Every team in the league is offering up something better than Brodie or Bennett for him.
I mean, Kane just signed a 7M contract (and the Sharks had to give up a first to make it) that goes until he's 33. He's coming off his best season in years, a 54 point season. We're at the point where sub-60 players are getting 7M on the 'free market' due to the 81M cap ceiling.
A 92 point player at 6.8M is going to be one of the hottest commodities in the league.
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