'He's playing well for us, he's working hard.

'I think his game still has room to grow,' Tourigny said. Kessel, who turned 34 this month, said the team has good players on the power play units.Ĭoyotes head coach André Tourigny credited Kessel for being present for every video review session and watching what the team was doing on the ice while he worked toward his return from injury. He's a good veteran presence for us,' Gostisbehere said. Gostisbehere, an established NHL veteran himself, called Kessel a future Hall-of-Famer. He's learning to play with a large crop of new players this season, and teamed up with first-year Coyote Shayne Gostisbehere on assists for two Coyotes goals (one on the power play) in Monday's 7-4 loss to St.

Kessel has a prominent role on the Coyotes' power play, which was 2 for 10 going into Thursday night's game but has set up goals right after the man advantage ends. 'We've played some good stretches and hopefully we can string together some wins, and you never know what happens,' he said. Kessel said he's played for good and bad teams, and this season is only just starting for the Coyotes. 'You always want to try your hardest, and hopefully we can get some wins.' You go out there and compete, and you want to do your best for yourself and your teammates,' Kessel added.

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