Fleury’s Strong Play Forces Pittsburgh to Look For New Reasons to Jerk Him Around

Amid rumors of a trade or a return to the minors, Marc-Andre Fleury put in 2 great performances to start the new NHL season.

After watching his team outshoot Pittsburgh 26-13 in a 2-0 victory Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock praised Fleury, saying “We played two of the top goalies in the National Hockey League in the last two games, We played Luongo, and we played his little brother.  They’re the same guy; they do the same stuff - top-flight goaltending.”

Asked to comment on that, Penguins defenceman Sergei Gonchar responded “Who’s Marc-Andre Fleury?”

Fleury himself expressed pleasure at being named in the same company as longtime Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo (now with the Vancouver Canucks) who is widely regarded as one of the best goalies in the world.

“I only hope that I can follow in Luongo’s footsteps”, Fleury said “and spend years being pounded with 40 shots a game behind a team that never learns any kind of defensive system.”*

* This quote was translated and may not be exact, Fleury actually said: “Me pardonner, mon anglais n’est pas très bon. Quelle était votre question ?”