The Penguins and Minnesota Wild have a trade proposal on the table with Phil Kessel as the centerpiece, numerous sources confirmed to The Athletic.



It’s a poorly kept secret around the NHL that Kessel, who produced 82 points in 82 games last season, is available.



The Penguins, one month after sustaining an embarrassing sweep in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the New York Islanders, are considering multiple significant changes this offseason.



Kessel helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup twice in four seasons with the Penguins, but his enigmatic nature has irritated coaching staffs and front offices in Boston, Toronto and Pittsburgh. It appears his time with the Penguins is nearing an end.



However, Kessel ultimately will have some say in this decision, as he is the owner of a partial no-trade clause that allows him to name only eight teams he can be traded to.



Many in the Penguins organization assumed Kessel would...