Marc-Andre Fleury's agent reveals eye-opening news and 5 teams are in on the Hall of Fame goaltender
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Is there any chance that goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury could change his mind and decide to play another year in the NHL instead of hanging up the pads for good?
Future Hall of Fame goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury announced his intention that this year would be his last in the NHL; he played the backup role to Filip Gustavsson with the Minnesota Wild.
He wasn't quite ready to retire yet, as he joined Canada at the IIHF World Championship Games.
But could he already be contemplating playing at least one more year in the NHL?
Per a recent stunning report from his agent Allan Walsh, he's gotten calls from at least 5 NHL teams hoping to convince Fleury to join them and help shore up their thin goaltending situation!
July 1, I got called by 5 teams asking if there was any way Marc-Andre Fleury would unretire. Well, he's made it pretty clear - for now - that he has no intention to play next year.
You talked about the goalie market this year, 5 teams calling and they were prepared to make serious offers on 1-year deals to entice Flower to their city.
You talked about the goalie market this year, 5 teams calling and they were prepared to make serious offers on 1-year deals to entice Flower to their city.
Fleury, who was the 1st overall pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, would win 3 Stanley Cups as a member of the team, including as the unquestioned starter in 2009.
He then mostly played the backup role to Matt Murray, though saw plenty of postseason action, in their consecutive Cup wins in 2016 and 2017. Fleury later helped the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Final as an expansion team in their 1st year in the NHL.
He's also played briefly for the Chicago Blackhawks before having spent the last 2.5 years with the Wild. He's the 2nd winningest goalie in NHL history behind only Martin Brodeur.
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