Matthew Kessel Was Solid Enough In 2025-26

Matthew Kessel did not blow the doors off the season, but he also did not hand anybody a problem they had to spend a week cleaning up. That counts for more than people admit in a league where the bottom of the roster gets chewed up fast and the margin for error is tiny. His year sounds like the kind coaches file under dependable, useful, and still worth a longer look. Not glamorous, but plenty of teams survive on exactly that kind of blue-line work.