MARC-ANDRE FLEURY RUMORS

Former Penguins netminder Marc-Andre Fleury is enjoying his time with the Stanley Cup, and is treating it like a trophy.Being that it is, indeed, a trophy, that makes a lot of sense.Check out how adamant Fleury was about securing the trophy in his car, which you can see in the photo below. It was like his baby.

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On Wednesday night, a new era will begin in the NHL as the league will hold the expansion draft for the Vegas Golden Knights, giving the new franchise its first complete roster while also finally giving Reid Duke some friends to hang out with. But Wednesday's draft will also likely mark the end of a different era in the NHL: the Marc-Andre Fleury era in Pittsburgh.The Penguins made...

Hockey fandom was in an unusual frenzy for a Sunday in mid-June thanks to teams unveiling their lists of protected players ahead of the expansion draft. Now, the roster for the Las Vegas Golden Knights is just days away from becoming a reality and the hockey heads have had a field day trying to figure out just how the new team's roster will shape up. GM George McPhee is going to...

For the first time in 19 years, the NHL has a repeat champion. The Pittsburgh Penguins took care of the Nashville Predators in six games in the Stanley Cup Final and about a day later, Las Vegas installed the Penguins as 9/1 favorites to win it all again in 2018.That’s almost always what Vegas does after a team wins a title. Yet in this case, it feels like a no-brainer.But can...

Marc-Andre Fleury has accepted a request from the Pittsburgh Penguins to waive his no-move clause, which will make him available for selection by the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion draft, according to a report.TVA Sports’ Renaud Lavoie reports the news on Fleury and notes that the goaltender is open to a move only for the Las Vegas franchise Fleury has been a mainstay in...

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators are knotted up at two games apiece in the Stanley Cup Final.  The Penguins won Games 1 and 2 while the Predators won Games 3 and 4.  The series shifts back to Pittsburgh on Thursday night for Game 5. Rookie goaltender Matthew Murray has been average in the finals, allowing 12 goals in four games.  The 23-year-old took back the...

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan made the right call. Starting goaltender Matt Murray in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final instead of the popular veteran Marc-Andre Fleury was the smart, non-emotional decision to make. Murray stopped 24 of 26 shots to lead Pittsburgh to a huge win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night, tying the best of seven series at two games...

In a wild and whacky first round, the Eastern Conference competitors spent long shifts and more overtimes than we could count trying to tear each other to pieces. In Round 2, however, nuanced ways to settle old rivalries took shape. Now, just two squads remain. One team, the underdog from the previous round. The second, the defending champs. Here is a look at the rosters gearing...

Matt Niskanen and Marc-Andre Fleury were teammates for four years in Pittsburgh, but it looks like the friendship between the two has come to a screeching halt.Niskanen went from being respected by Penguins fans and players to becoming the enemy overnight after cross-checking Sidney Crosby in the face just one game ago.Crosby was ruled out of Game 4 with a concussion, and it’s...