Phil Kessel, NHL Iron Man?
The 35-year-old scoring winger is about to become the NHL's new iron man in the coming days as he surpasses Keith Yandle's consecutive games played mark set last season
When one looks at Phil Kessel, hockey player, the first thought that comes to mind may not be rugged NHL iron man.
Instead, it’s probably something about a unique scoring phenomenon amongst his NHL peers that battled hot dog tall tales, unflattering portraits of him dating back to his NHL combine interviews as an 18-year-old kid, a battle with cancer ear…