It’s not too early to think about what the Penguins will look like next season.



That means it’s not too soon to wonder if winger Phil Kessel’s time in Pittsburgh essentially ended with the Penguins being swept from the Stanley Cup playoffs by the New York Islanders.



So, does Kessel expect to be traded during the offseason?



“That’s a tough question to start,” Kessel said Tuesday night after the Penguins’ season-ending 3-1 loss at PPG Paints Arena.



“But I don’t know at this point. We’ll see how it goes this summer.



“I’ve never worried about it. You know, obviously, two years in a row it didn’t go the way we wanted it to. We’ll see.”



Kessel said he expected changes will be made by general manager Jim Rutherford, who acquired him in July 2015 following the Penguins’ most recent opening-round loss in the Stanley Cup playoffs before this...