Moving Marc-Andre Fleury proving to be difficult task for the Golden Knights
After the Vegas Golden Knights announced recently that they had signed goaltender Robin Lehner to a five-year contract, it was pretty well a given that they were going to be moving Marc-Andre Fleury this offseason.
Fleury, 35, has been one of the NHL's best goaltenders for over a decade now. However, he struggled this past season with the Golden Knights, posting a 2.77 goals against average and a .905 save percentage. As a result, it sounds like teams aren't exactly lining up to trade for the Sorel, Quebec native.
Golden Knights reporter Justin Emerson tweeted out Tuesday afternoon that they have reportedly offered a second-round pick to a team to take just half of Fleury's salary, but teams are letting Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon know they want a first-round pick as well. As of now, they are slated to select 29th at tonight's draft.
Although a team giving up both a first and second round pick for nothing doesn't sound likely, the Golden Knights need to shed some salary. Fleury currently has two years remaining on a deal that pays him $7 million per season, meaning that if the Golden Knights were to eat half of his salary, a team acquiring him would only take on a cap hit of $3.5 million. Receiving a first and second round pick, along with a Stanley Cup winning goalie in Fleury, would be a fantastic trade for just about any team in the league.
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Nathan MacKinnon | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Martin Necas | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Conor Garland | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Filip Chytil | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Cale Makar | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mason Appleton | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Thomas Chabot | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Warren Foegele | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nils Hoglander | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Hughes | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Adrian Kempe | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan O'Connor | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Quinton Byfield | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Colton | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Dylan DeMelo | - | 1 | 1 | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 59 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 87 | |
Capitals | 58 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 84 | |
Stars | 58 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 76 | |
Maple Leafs | 58 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 74 | |
Golden Knights | 58 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 74 | |
Panthers | 59 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 73 | |
Oilers | 58 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 72 | |
Wild | 58 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 72 | |
Kings | 56 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 70 | |
Lightning | 57 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 70 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||