While it hasn't been formally announced, Marc-Andre Fleury has been hinting about retirement after this season. If that is the case, last night's game in Pittsburgh would have been the last that Fleury appeared in front of the crowd that he was drafted to and spent the majority of his career playing for.
However, he didn't get the start in what could have been a farewell game. Wild Head Coach John Hynes said this was part of the plan all along.
However, Fleury did note that he was a little surprised and disappointed that he wouldn't get the start in Pittsburgh last night.
Pittsburgh Fans weren't shy about chanting what they wanted, exploding into a "We Want Fleury" chant about midway through the first period. It's clear that Fleury still has a special place in the hearts of Penguins fans, as he should.
Ultimately, the Penguins ended up winning the game 4-3, so it looks like the move not to start Fleury didn't pay off anyway, unfortunately.
As seen on Hockey Patrol - "Marc-Andre Fleury Opens Up About Being Benched in Pittsburgh"
POLL | ||
DÉCEMBRE 19 | 161 ANSWERS Marc-Andre Fleury Gets Brutally Honest About Being Screwed Over in Pittsburgh Do you think Fleury should have started? | ||
Yes | 149 | 92.5 % |
No | 12 | 7.5 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Samuel Girard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Dylan Guenther | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Oliver Kylington | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Anton Lundell | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jonathan Marchessault | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Brock Nelson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Marco Rossi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Kiefer Sherwood | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Tomas Tatar | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matthew Boldy | - | 2 | 2 | |
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STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |