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Golden Knights Player Profiles: Marc-Andre Fleury

Mar 20, 2020 • 3:19 pm

During this professional sports shutdown, I decided it would be a good time to profile each Golden Knights player. I will look at their skillset and then their overall season. I’m hoping to get each player done before the NHL is back up and running! We here at HockeyBuzz want to keep busy, giving you the hockey fix we all need!

There’s no better player to highlight for the first installment of the 2019-20 Player Profiles than the most enigmatic man on the roster. That man is Marc-Andre Fleury, No. 29 on the roster, No. 1 in your hearts. He is certainly the face of the franchise and thus, we kick off with the masked man.

USA Today Sports

Name: Marc-Andre Fleury Position: Goalie Age: 35 Drafted: 1st Overall - 2003 Nickname: Flower VGK Since: 2017-18 Expansion Draft Contract: $7 million AAV through 2021-22

Biggest Strength:

While he is extremely athletic and a gamer, his biggest strength is his experience. Some may disagree, but the experience he has is unmatched by any other goaltender in the NHL. He jumped straight into the league as a rookie, 17 years ago! That equates to 847 regular season games and 142 playoff appearances. There’s nothing Fleury hasn’t seen. Even generational talents like Connor McDavid must seem somewhat ordinary to a goaltender with Fleury’s extensive background.

Fleury calmly stops the best player in the NHL, Connor McDavid (USA Today Sports)

Biggest Weakness:

2019-20 Season:

27-16-5, 2.77 GAA (28th NHL), .905 SV% (39th NHL)

Being a competitor, Fleury welcomed the deal for Lehner, as he was consulted by GM Kelly McCrimmon prior to the move being made. Lehner has been incredible since his arrival, with a perfect 3-0-0 record. If Fleury starts to feel like he’s being unseated, his game will almost assuredly improve. He’s a gamer and has experience in this type of scenario, drawing back to when he was passed up by Matt Murray in Pittsburgh. If this season starts back up, expect Fleury on top of his game, which is a level few can reach.

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