Marc-André Fleury receives a dose of love from the Bell Centre during the national anthem

It should be noted that the Canadiens did not necessarily prepare a small tribute video to be aired during the national anthem (as they had done for Patrick Roy, for example). That said, the cameras featured him on the big screen… and the fans understood the message.

Fleury did not react at the moment, but we can imagine it touched him.

In an interview with Renaud Lavoie before the game, Fleury’s agent, Allan Walsh, confirmed that no less than 100 people in the goaltender’s entourage are present at the Bell Centre tonight. I imagine those people must have been touched as well.

We expected to see Fleury honored during his last game at the Bell Centre… and the fans settled that before the game started.

Now we just have to see how the goaltender performs tonight.

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It is quite rare to see an opposing player honored in such a way at the Bell Centre. Usually, when a player from another team elicits a reaction from the crowd, it’s often boos…

But it clearly shows how much Montreal loves Fleury.