from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,

Kesler looks around him and sees a team that’s going to contend for years to come.

"The most exciting part about it is just how young the team is, we've got a lot of cap room to use, I like the way our team is set up," he said. "We've got guys with experience who settle down the younger guys. I just like the makeup of our team."

The 30-year-old Michigan native has another year left on his deal after this season, and in a perfect world his stay in Anaheim with his wife and three young kids will last much longer than that. An extension would probably appeal to him when the time is right.

"The way the team is made up, how young and how good a contender this team is, yeah, I love it here," Kesler said. "That would be the perfect situation, yes."

more on Kesler as the Ducks prepare to play the Kings tonight.

Darryl Sutter mentioned post-practice today that some of the Kings are now ill but no excuses.