Hats off to the Penguins front office. They did a great thing last week, signing Marc-Andre Fleury to a tryout deal to play one final preseason game in a Penguins jersey before he officially retired.
The big story this weekend was Marc-Andre Fleury suiting up and playing in the preseason game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was in the net one final time for the Pittsburgh Penguins, playing for the team that he started his Hall of Fame career with.
Marc-Andre Fleury’s farewell with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night ended with chants of “one more year,” a standing ovation and speculation about whether the 40-year-old goaltender might actually stay retired.
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Welcome back to another edition of Around the NHL, as we’re just over a week away from dropping the puck on the 2025-26 regular season. The preseason is off and running as teams throughout the league have started to make significant cuts to their rosters, and each team’s lineup is starting to take shape for opening night.
Some players certainly face more pressure than most, and of course inherently some players are facing the most pressure.
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Marc-Andre Fleury’s farewell exhibition with the Pittsburgh Penguins may not close the door on his playing career after all. Fleury, 40, retired in May after 21 seasons and 575 career wins, ranking second all-time among goaltenders in NHL history.
Outside of handling how many starts a goalie gets, “load management” is not a phrase used all that often in the NHL. It’s more of an NBA thing. But New York Rangers coach Mike Sullivan plans to make it part of their vernacular this season, it appears.
A final farewell for an NHL legend. 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 CBJ GOALS: Del Bel Belluz (P1, 16:08) For at least one more time, it was like old times as Marc-Andre Fleury made eight third-period saves and Sidney Crosby scored as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena.
Marc-Andre Fleury's career came full circle on Saturday night when the retired goaltender played in preseason game with the Pittsburgh Penguins and didn't miss a beat -- or a puck -- in a 4-1 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets.
Saturday night’s preseason game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins was no ordinary preseason game. It was Marc-Andre Fleury’s return to Pittsburgh and his last NHL action.
It’s rare to find a truly memorable moment during an NHL preseason game in September. But on Saturday night, we got one. Marc-Andre Fleury played in his final period with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, taking the ice for the third period against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets meet for a preseason contest at PPG Paints Arena, but the imminent matchup carries more emotional weight than any previous one.
TSN’s Pierre LeBrun posted on social media that the buzz surrounding Marc-Andre Fleury might not be limited to one return game in Pittsburgh. LeBrun posted on Friday that teams will be calling Fleury later in the season and trying to get him to come out of retirement.
Marc-Andre Fleury will take the ice one last time in a Pittsburgh Penguins sweater, closing out his decorated career with a farewell appearance at PPG Paints Arena later this month.
Marc-Andre Fleury’s surprise professional tryout (PTO) with the Pittsburgh Penguins has sparked plenty of chatter, but this time, it may not be about a comeback.
Marc-Andre Fleury is certainly not the best overall player in Pittsburgh Penguins history, but he might be one of the most beloved.
The story of Marc-Andre Fleury will have one final chapter, returning to where it all began. On Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they signed Fleury to a professional tryout contract.
A future Hall of Famer is going to get one last game before skating off into the sunset. News emerged on Friday that Marc-Andre Fleury has signed a professional tryout agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Marc-Andre Fleury is returning to the Pittsburgh Penguins -- on a professional tryout contract, that is. The Penguins announced Friday morning that Fleury will suit up with the team to participate in a practice on Sept.
In a surprise piece of news on Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will return to the organization on a professional tryout (PTO) contract, marking a special homecoming for the 40-year-old veteran.
Guess who’s back … back again … As NHL teams begin preparations for training camp, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced Friday that goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been signed to a professional tryout (PTO).
The Flower is back where it all began.
At the beginning of July, his agent Allan Walsh said that five teams reportedly reached out to him to see if he would consider un-retiring. So far, no team has been able to lure him back.
The Minnesota Wild's 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday put an end to their 2024-25 NHL season. It also put an end to the career of goalie Marc-Andre Fleury who is now off to retirement following a 21-year career.
It was a big night for the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. Not only did they defeat the Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, to officially clinch a wild-card spot in the Western Conference playoff field, but it also gave them a chance to give future Hall of Fame goalie Marc-Andre Fleury a memorable final regular-season game.
Marc-Andre Fleury's farewell tour around the NHL continued on Thursday night with him making his final appearance in Montreal. It ended up being a memorable evening for him.
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