DALLAS — With the noise of the 2018 NHL Draft in the background at American Airlines Arena, Mike Sullivan, standing adjacent to the draft floor, addressed the noise of the Penguins’ off-season.



Sullivan insisted that everything is fine between himself and Phil Kessel.



“My relationship with Phil has been the same for three seasons,” Sullivan said. “It hasn’t changed. It’s evolved because we’ve been through different experiences both as a group and as individuals. But my relationship with Phil is the same as it’s always been. It’s one of mutual respect. That’s how I see it. I like Phil a lot as a person and as a hockey player. He’s been a big part of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ success during the last three seasons. He’s coming off a 92-point season, he put us in great position to compete for another Stanley Cup. He was a huge part of the two Stanley Cups that we won. Myself and the...