Kessel will be 32 this year - getting into that zone where offense really starts to drop off. And he isn't exactly a health freak.
Also, he is leaving a team that had 271 goals, and joining a team that had 209. Yes, they had a lot of injuries and should be better this year. Nonetheless, they are a defense-first team, and he will garner a lot more attention from other teams than he did in Pitt.
I would put the over/under at 59.5 for his point total, and take the under all day.
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