Rumor: Fleury Headed To Lightning
Marc-Andre Fleury is one of the best goalies of his generation. The 38-year-old is in the twilight of his career but one Stanley Cup contender may still be interested in his services.
Fleury's Still Got It
Fleury is coming off a year in which he put up not the most impressive numbers of his career, but certainly good enough, which is what Tampa would be looking for. He played 46 games last year putting up a .908 save percentage and a 2.85 goals-against-average. The 38-year-old put up a record of 24-16-4. This year is the preseason, he has shown that he still has the ability to be a quality goaltender and he still has his sense of humor.
Fleury stands to be used as Minnesota's backup goaltender this year as he has been passed on the depth chart by Filip Gustafsson.
Tampa Wants Fleury
Reports from NHLTradeRumors.com show that the Tampa Bay Lightning may be interested in seeking Marc-Andre Fleury's services. This news comes after the team told us that their star goalie Andre Vasilevskiy will miss the beginning of the season due to back injury.
Since Tampa's goalie situation was revealed several goalies have been linked to the team. Fleury would be a stop-gap measure to fill in while Vasilevskiy is recovering from surgery. The lightning do not need a world beater in net to survive the first two months of the season so Fleury could make sense from their perspective. From the Wild's perspective, they could get future assets from a player on an expiring contract. Similarly, Fleury does not fit into Minnesota's long-term plans.
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7 OCTOBRE | 231 ANSWERS Rumor: Fleury Headed To Lightning Should the lightning trade for Fleury? | ||
| Yes | 140 | 60.6 % |
| No | 91 | 39.4 % |
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