Phil Kessel is fresh off his third Stanley Cup championship after helping the Vegas Golden Knights win their inaugural title in 2023 — and the NHL's Ironman thinks he has another year in him.

A current unrestricted free agent, Kessel is hoping to sign with an NHL team before the 2023-24 season kicks off, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported on Thursday.

“The three-time Stanley Cup champion wants to play again in 2023-24,” Friedman wrote. “But, the most significant detail is that he's let teams know it won't be a problem if he's not an every-day player.”

Although he's been an impactful forward throughout his career, Kessel is now 35-years-old and obviously not the player he once was. Still, the Wisconsin native scored a respectable 14 goals and 36 points last season, so he is still a factor.

He is also eligible to sign a one-year minimum contract with bonuses, which could help a team that is strapped to the salary cap.

Kessel also happens to own the NHL's Ironman streak for most consecutive games played. He is the only player in league history to play at least 1,000 games in a row, and he's currently sitting at an astounding 1,064 straight. That's 75 more than Keith Yandle, who held the record before Kessel broke it last season.

Although Kessel didn't play a single game for the Golden Knights in the postseason, playoff contests do not count against the record.

“Letting teams know this detail in advance is important, because ending these streaks causes enormous stress if there is not buy-in from the player,” wrote Friedman.

“In 2020-21, for example, Florida teammates made their displeasure very clear when the Panthers wanted to scratch Yandle from the lineup at the start of the season. He didn’t miss a game.”

It's certainly great to see that Kessel is looking to play another season; the NHL is undoubtably a better league with him in it. And at only eight points away from 1,000 in his career, it will be intriguing to see if a team takes a chance on the Ironman in 2023.

Regardless of how things shake out, Phil Kessel will retire as a winner with three Stanley Cup championships under his belt.