Penguins/NHL
New Fleury Developments/Mystery on Stadium Series Goaltender
It’s expected a 1-on-1 conversation between Marc Andre Fleury and Jim Rutherford will happen around Sunday as both sides will air some final things out before Wednesday’s 3:00 p.m. deadline.
The situation remains fluid and one source close to the situation described things as heading down a path where both sides want to part ways but neither side wants to be the party to tell the other.
It’s a couple that’s decided to split it up and divorce but neither side wants to be the first to sign the papers.
Fleury will not demand a trade, is fine with playing the season out in Pittsburgh, but there are some rumblings (outside of Pittsburgh/Fleury camp) that the Penguins have been pushing a trade much harder than they have let on to Fleury which has rubbed [hide] Fleury and his camp the wrong way in the past couple days.
Yesterday all of the messages out of the Penguins organization is a trade was very unlikely. Now there’s believed to be some frustration building from Fleury’s end where things could finally break the other way.
Still, the market is what it is (the Penguins have yet to receive one offer) but there is a lot of speculation this evening the Penguins are pushing to get something brewing to open opportunities for something else.
Talk among a few executives, Pittsburgh is the team that’s tried to push the envelope with the Flames and not the other way around.
If a deal comes together with Pittsburgh and Calgary, the growing sense is defenseman Dennis Wideman would surely be part of the deal coming to Pittsburgh.
MORE BUZZ
— While the Fleury camp might feel the Penguins are trying to bait Fleury into demanding a trade as there’s some thought of that out there, one thing the Penguins have done throughout the process is be in constant communication with Fleury reps on which teams have expressed interest. A trade to Calgary for instance wouldn’t be blocked.
— As for Tomorrow night’s game……..
Go easy on the new guy, Sid. #StadiumSeries pic.twitter.com/jzw8rHKFmz
— NHL (@NHL) February 24, 2017
Mike Sullivan has never come off as the sentimental type of guy but one of the few storylines for the Penguins – Flyers outdoor game Saturday night is whether the Penguins would start Marc Andre Fleury in goal as a sign of appreciation.
“It’s my responsibility first and foremost to try to win hockey games and that’s how we look at it,” Sullivan said. Having said that we’re very appreciate of what players have brought to this team and their body of work. We try to take everything into consideration when we make these type of personnel decisions. They’re not easy ones by any stretch but at the end of the day the way I look at it, it’s my responsibility to the Penguins and this group to try to make the best decisions to help our team win a hockey game.”
On one token, Sullivan’s comments lean towards his No. 1 netminder Matt Murray starting but for the time being he would not name a starter, saying the team will make an announcement in the morning.
Leading into this game Murray has had all expectations he’d be in goal and in practice today he took the normal reps that the starting goaltender for the next game does. [/hide]
Bimini slides one in… just like the entire 1989 Denver Broncos on sams mom
Can’t trade Guentzel fast enough hey yoda?
Okay first, PP was blech but up one nothing can’t complain too much. Murray kicks out a lot of rebounds but the D has been there. Hopefully the guys amp it up in the second. Hainsey has been “unnoticed” in the first but not in a bad way. Lots of adjustments for him but he hasn’t made any weak plays.
You boys exited for the game tonight?
Yeah one us will get a chance to bang your mom
Or dad. In your case.
Stoked…beers, Chinese… fuck Philly… wooooo
Wonder which strip club LePusss is going to on his night off.
Wonder with which vodka brand con artist got drunk before match. Now he is ready to take his usual dumb penalties
And make shitstain proud
English sam. Type that in English.
Is Pouliot dead?
He is at the NHL level.
No (shhhhh, potential trade partners might hear you)
Apparently the penalty box at heinz field is nice. News that malkin is exited and willing to visit that penalty box on a several occasions tonight
Exited
Geno has left the building.
He left the building? Did he even arrive yet in order to leave that con artist
Hahahaha very funny donut boy that I forgot to laugh. People like you make this site become a shitt hole you miserable fuckk
Exited
Irony…
Haha! Zero for the win.
I think Samtheman is D’s editor.
Maybe Crosby can join him… he took a few penalties the other night himself.
No Fleury in goal tonight. Man, I have tremendous respect for Sullivan. The guy is not influenced by outside interests. Fleury would still be the Pens’ “franchise goalie” if not for Sullivan withering the pressure from higher ups and the fan boy network.
Nice coming from the guy that wants to trade Murray
Everyone on this site knows I prefer playing with six skaters.
Yet you, simply dusty and same all want to move Murray and keep fleury. Interesting.
Not quite. My point is Fleury has no market value. Murray would fetch a young, top pairing dman. I value blue chip defensemen over goalies.
Exactly. The Murray to Fleury dropoff is not that much….plus the pens are set with good goaltenders in the minors ready to replace Fleury in 2 years.
U can’t be this stupid? Obviously I am talking to Simply Dusty
Dusty has faith in Jarry
Dusty is a retard.
Always good to hear from Green Arrow.
Do you honestly believe that? Or is the fact that Murray has been the better of the two this year after coming off a cup win all while being a highly regarded prospect in the system have more to do with? Not to mention the idea of fully committing to Murray makes sense base on the fact that the teams hand is forced due to the Vegas scenario? I respect what Sullivan has done for this team too but I don’t think he alone made this decision. Moorehouse has too much influence it feels some days but I’m sure there… Read more »
I think Sullivan made up his mind last year.
Before or after the concussion? I mean the idea that MAF was gonna come in and play a regular shift after not seeing any ice since march in the 3rd round was probably not realistic to most especially as Murray was getting the job done. That said, giving MAF the start anyway even though the only payoff was a night off, for Murray, suggests that he was still willing to give MAF the reigns back until it became clear he wasn’t ready to go. I mean MAF played all but 4 games in February and March until he was hurt…… Read more »
Agreed thumbs up for that zero
Letang out tonight. Imagine. My. Shock. What a brittle pusssy frog bitchh
this is Funny how fraud Bennett thinks
http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1239374-devils-bennett-suggests-he-ll-likely-get-mumps-again
I wonder if letang will start joking about the 50 games a year if gives you whether you need it or not.
See, I just read a comment at the top of the page where you were bitching “Stan has ruined this page” albeit not as coherently. This is the nonsense that has really sunk it, this and the non-stop love letters to MAF by yoda. I mean the rest of us could just ignore it but fuckyou, why should we back off when you two stupid fucken morons supply us with so much material.
If you wanna stop the barrage of insults hurled your way then stop being stupid!
On that note, did you know Sid had the mumps once?
Do you even know what the word fraud means?
Breaking news: st bleury is going to be playing Ronald McDonald in the new McDonald ads. It has hit a new low.
I think the lowest it got was when he banged you and sent you on this downward spiral.
A new low is this lame as fuckk attempt to be clever…
Not refuting the story, well I kind of am, Fleury is a 32 year old male that has dealt with trade talk over the past year due to the emergence of Murray, Rutherford is a two-time cup winning GM that is like what 67/68/69 years old…. The pens for the most part are a very professional organization, no way in hell there is a cat and mouse game going on between fleury and the pens regarding a trade
Pens are very professional organization hahaha. I don’t like shero or DB and never even once defended those 2 Clowns when they were in Pittsburgh . But I will tell you this the way they fired them was not very professional firing shero early summer then firing DB after 3 weeks when they could’ve done that at same time and not make DB hanging like that or be a dead man walking in Pittsburgh for a few weeks
Montreal has alienated nearly every great that has played for them at some point. This off season they chose to trade a fan favourite, terrific player because Therrien was killing the team and they needed a scape goat (recent news of his abuse of shaw and Price sticking up for him may confirm this). You have zero right to talk about class as a Habs fan!
Depaoli is a moron who is trying to generate clicks on his site. Everybody knows Fleury won’t get moved till the offseason, but D needs food on the table to feed his kids, so he produces another click bait article by talking about Fleury trades. After Fleury is gone, Malkin trade articles will be his new clickbait articles. D should just get a real job, as his writing skills are terrible and he has no sources.
Play Fleury. Big stage, lots of GMs watching. If he plays well maybe someone bites and wants a trade. If not its one game. He’s still a serviceable goalie. If Murray got hurt we’d be forced to play Fleury anyway.
The same argument could be made the other way. If he plays well, it’s just one regular season game. No GM is going to base a trade/no trade scenario on one regular season game, especially an outdoor game. In essence, your theory is hot garbage.
Don’t mind him his just a new troll to this site or a returning one with a new user name.
Hey Sam I’ve actually been on this site longer then you have and before their was a comment section. And you were made to look like a fool and a idiot back then too. No wonder yoynjave multiple screen names and your mommy pays for your membership
I wish she paid but I don’t have a fat Democrat mentality I pay for my own shitt
Well. Your mom pays.
I wonder if the scouts will be there in person to check our Fleury’s game.
Play Fleury Saturday and then trade him for a mentally retarded French Canadian (oh, wait).
Yoda drinks his own pee
Sheeesh. Who doesn’t.
Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? No, but I do it anyway because it’s sterile and I like the taste.
Seriously, why is this a touchy situation? St bleary sucks and hid cap hit is outrageous so he rid of him. Simple
This was same level English. Nice job, pincushion.
All hail!