The traded Monday Fleury was sent from Chicago to Minnesota on Monday in exchange for a conditional 2022 second-round pick. Today we will discuss about Marc-Andre Fleury: Retirement| Post game interview| Trade
Marc-Andre Fleury: Retirement| Post game interview| Trade
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Marc-Andre Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for the first time by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Fleury played major junior for four seasons with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, winning the Mike Bossy Trophy as the league’s top prospect. Earned both and the 2003 Telus Cup as top defensive player. He joined the Penguins in 2003–04 and won the Stanley Cup championship in 2009, 2016 and 2017 during his 13 seasons with the team. He called William M. Jennings Trophy and Vagina Trophy in 2021. He is the third goalkeeper to reach the 500 win mark in the NHL, after Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur.
| Born | November 28, 1984 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Minnesota Wild Pittsburgh Penguins Vegas Golden Knights Chicago Blackhawks |
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| National team |  Canada |
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| NHL Draft | 1st overall, 2003 Pittsburgh Penguins |
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| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Retirement
At 36, Marc-Andre Fleury put together one of his best seasons in a brief 2020-21 campaign. A 1.98 GAA and a .928 percent save, Fleury led the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup playoff semifinals and then earned the first Vezina Trophy of his career.
But in a cap pinch with the Golden Knights, Fleury and his $7 million cap hit were traded to Chicago. From day one it was a shocking decision to step down from the face of the franchise and rumors spread that he was considering retirement rather than relocating.
“I needed time,” Fleury told Elliot Friedman and Jeff Marek during the recording of 31 Thoughts: The Podcast. “I’ve been lucky to do what I love for so long and my family was so comfortable with the schools, the kids, their friends, our house in Vegas. You start to retire there and think about stuff.” .
“I didn’t want to be overly selfish about it and think about me playing another hockey season and turning everyone around. But I still love the game, I still love to play.”
Post game interview
Fleury then shrugs his right shoulder and lets out one of those hacking coughs that starts deep in the lungs and reveals his engine like a 1967 Ford Mustang, his recent stay in COVID-19 protocol remains of.
“At first, I was always out of breath, trying to move around,” Fleury said. “But it’s getting better every day.”
If anything can help Fleury in his recovery, however, it is his opportunity to play against the club that sent him packing in the off-season.
After a weeklong reunion for the Golden Knights, the most passionate were saved for last, as the former face of the franchise makes his highly-anticipated return on Saturday with the Blackhawks.
Trade
Marc-Andre Fleury was traded to the Minnesota Wild on Monday by the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional first-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
“I think there’s a chance to go to the playoffs, to fight to get in there, to fight to get in,” Fleury told TSN of the Wild. “So we all play at the end. It’s something to do with Minnie as well, my family, who lives in Chicago, Minnie isn’t too far away. Obviously they have a great team, they’re very defensive. They are strong, they have a lot of big guys and they play well. It’s a good opportunity for me and hopefully things work out.”
The 37-year-old goalkeeper is in the final season of a three-year $21 million contract (average annual value of $7 million) that he signed with the Vegas Golden Knights on July 13, 2018 and could become an unrestricted free agent after the season.
