Marc-Andre Fleury RUMORS & NEWS

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "The debate that raged through the night about the Penguins' goaltending situation was cleared up in a swift opening sentence Wednesday from coach Dan Bylsma: Tomas Vokoun will start Game 5 of the playoff series Thursday night against the New York Islanders at Consol Energy Center instead of..." May 09

NHL.com "Following a 6-4, Game 4 loss to the New York Islanders in which goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury allowed six goals on 24 shots, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma refused to name either Fleury or backup goaltender Tomas Vokoun as the starter for Game 5 Thursday night in Pittsburgh. "One of the..." May 08

NHL.com "Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma announced Wednesday that Tomas Vokoun would start in goal for Game 5 of his team's Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series against the New York Islanders, which resumes Thursday at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. "Tomas is capable of being a great goalie..." May 08

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "The New York Islanders are in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2007. That means there have been a lot of springs lately when the lights were off -- and the hope was missing -- at Nassau Coliseum. Had to feel just awful at the time. Probably seems like the good old days..." May 02

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "There was a time when a significant slice of the Penguins' fan base believed -- and wasn't shy about saying -- that the team never would win a Stanley Cup with Marc-Andre Fleury as its go-to goalie. Said it right up until the night of June 12, 2009, when Fleury preserved a 2-1 victory in Game 7..." May 01

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and his wife, Veronique, became first-time parents Friday afternoon with the birth of a daughter. His availability to the team has been up in the air for days as everyone waited for the birth of little Estelle. " April 27

TSN.ca "The streaking Pittsburgh Penguins could get Evgeni Malkin back soon but could lose Kris Letang again. According to Renaud Lavoie of RDS, centre Evgeni Malkin, who was placed on injured reserve Sunday, retroactive to March 10, with an upper body injury, is expected to be back in the lineup..." March 27

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "The Penguins and Montreal Canadiens seem to agree on this much: Sidney Crosby is the best player in the world. But move on to just about any other topic -- including who is responsible for Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury being injured late in the second period of a 1-0 victory Tuesday night..." March 27

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "The Penguins are hoping for some luck after their 13th consecutive victory. Franchise goalie Marc-Andre Fleury did not finish a 1-0 victory Tuesday over the Montreal Canadiens at Consol Energy Center. His helmet absorbed an accidental shot from the left arm of teammate Tyler Kennedy in the..." March 26

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Marc-Andre Fleury made history Saturday. Finally. And he knew it. After the Penguins' 3-0 victory against the New York Rangers at Consol Energy Center was complete and Fleury had muscled past Tom Barrasso in the franchise record book with his 23rd career shutout, he tossed his stick to a..." March 17

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "The Penguins won their eighth game in a row and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury set a franchise record with the 23rd shutout of his career in 3-0 a win over the New York Rangers this afternoon at Consol Energy Center. Fleury made 23 saves. It was also the Penguins' sixth home win in a row and..." March 16

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "It was late in the third period and the Penguins were ahead by two goals Sunday night against Tampa Bay when goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury found the puck on his stick and no one bearing down on him. Anyone who follows Fleury knows what he did next. He launched a shot toward the Lightning's empty..." February 26

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Marc-Andre Fleury knows it's going to happen eventually, that it's inevitable he'll own the franchise record for career shutouts. He also realizes he isn't likely to come much closer to claiming that piece of Penguins history than he did in their 3-1 victory against Winnipeg at the MTS Centre..." February 16

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "A potentially busy offseason for the Penguins began with general manager Ray Shero making a move to bolster a weakness. The Penguins acquired goalie Tomas Vokoun to replace Brent Johnson as Marc-Andre Fleury's backup. A starter for the majority of his 14-year NHL career, Vokoun comes at the..." June 05

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "And The Flower blooms again. The Penguins still can't stop the Philadelphia power play, but apparently goalie Marc-Andre Fleury decided he had seen enough. After sustaining the worst series of his career through four games, Fleury stole the show with a mesmerizing performance in the third..." April 21

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Anyone doubting whether the Penguins remain alive in these Stanley Cup playoffs, no matter how faint the pulse, really shouldn`t have paid too much heed to the franchise-record-tying offense, tough as it was to miss in the 10-3 all-out annihilation of the Flyers in Game 4 on Wednesday..." April 19

NHL.com "Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury can't hide from the fact that his play in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Philadelphia Flyers has been nothing short of disastrous. With only 67 saves on 84 shots, his .798 save percentage reads more like the save..." April 18

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Penguins coach Dan Bylsma doesn`t usually converse with Marc-Andre Fleury before games. Goalies are a different breed, and leaving them alone with their thoughts is a coaching tradition that Bylsma generally follows. Not this time. Not when times are this desperate, and not when Fleury`s..." April 17

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "The Penguins haven't been a responsible defensive team for much of the season, but Marc-Andre Fleury bailed out his teammates with some spectacular goaltending. The shaky defense has continued in the first two games of the first-round playoff series against the Flyers, but Fleury hasn't been able..." April 14

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Remember that save Marc-Andre Fleury made on a Jaromir Jagr breakaway in the first period Wednesday? How about when he scrambled across the crease early in the second to stop a Scott Hartnell deflection and preserve a 3-0 lead? Or when he gloved a Matt Carle shot from just above the left..." April 13

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Marc-Andre Fleury might have just one or two chances to find his playoff form before the postseason begins, but the goalie said he believes he'll be ready. And feeling confident. And likely rested. "I'm not happy losing those games," said Fleury, who has lost three straight, including..." April 03

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "The Penguins' goaltending rotation — or lack thereof — is starting to take shape. Brad Thiessen was sent back to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday after taking part in the morning skate. Brent Johnson, following a monthlong knee problem, has returned as Marc-Andre Fleury's backup and might play..." March 30

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Despite taking quite a beating against the Islanders Tuesday, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury practiced Wednesday and will be available for Thursday night's rematch in Long Island. Fleury took a shot to the jaw, was knocked over once and had his mask dislodged in a collision with defenseman Paul Martin..." March 29

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "The Penguins have made it clear they want what the New York Rangers have -- first place in the Atlantic Division, which this season also means first place and the top playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. They went into the game Thursday night against Nashville at Consol Energy Center three..." March 23

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik simply laughed at the memory of goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's struggles early last season. Those days seem like a lifetime ago. Fleury bailed out the Penguins' offense for the second time this homestand and led them to their eighth straight victory in a 2-1..." March 10

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Even though a strong possibility exists that the Penguins will meet the Rangers at some point during this spring's Stanley Cup playoffs, New York's most valuable player offered some polite advice to coach Dan Bylsma and his staff. Give Marc-Andre Fleury a break. Fleury is on pace to play 70..." February 23

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Penguins center Evgeni Malkin and Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, likely the two leading candidates for NHL MVP, found themselves in a showdown Tuesday during the second period of a scoreless game. Advantage, Malkin. Malkin beat Lundqvist on a breakaway, and goalie Marc-Andre Fleury..." February 22

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Marc-Andre Fleury has had games like this before. Chances are good that he'll have quite a few more, too. It's just that no one, including Fleury, can predict when. "Some days, I feel great and I let in five," he said. "Some other days, I don't feel good and I don't let in..." February 22

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Used to be that a bad game would rattle Marc-Andre Fleury, causing him to follow it with one that wasn't much better. Not anymore, though. He proved that again Tuesday night, when he did just about everything possible to earn a victory for the Penguins against Montreal at the Bell..." February 08

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Matt Cooke lined up a juicy slap shot during Penguins practice Monday, let it fly, and was puzzled when it sailed past Marc-Andre Fleury as the goaltender stayed upright on his skates instead of sinking into a butterfly. "Are you too lazy to go down?" Cooke chastised Fleury. "After a day off..." January 03

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Here's one way to gauge the value of a player: Ask a couple of teammates where the club would be without him. "That's a tough question," Penguins winger Pascal Dupuis said Monday of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. "He's been playing great. He's a big part of it." That would be a big part of..." December 27

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Penguins assistant Gilles Meloche was a long-time NHL goaltender and no slouch with 270 wins. Still, when he entered the team's dressing room Saturday night to congratulate pupil Marc-Andre Fleury on reaching 200 wins with an 8-3 victory against Buffalo at just 27 years of age, Meloche cracked,..." December 19

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Inconsistency once prevented the Penguins' Marc-Andre Fleury from becoming an elite goalie. Things can change quickly. In a troubling year in which Penguins stars have sustained major injuries, Fleury has become the team's rock. There might not be a more consistent goalie in hockey, and..." December 16

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury concedes it is about time he won 40 regular-season games again for the Penguins. "It was so early when it happened that I thought, 'Oh, I can do this again soon, yeah,' " Fleury said of the 2006-07 campaign, his first as the clear go-to goalie, that ended with 40..." November 09

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is clearly among the NHL's elite performers, and when it comes to working overtime, he only gets better. His evolution as a goaltender perhaps almost complete, Fleury has arguably become the NHL's most difficult man to beat in shootouts. He is perfect this..." October 29

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "The teamwork that has made the Penguins so good without their stars over the past two seasons is nice. Simply having the two best players on the ice also works. On a night when the Penguins were outplayed, returning center Evgeni Malkin and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury were the best players..." October 26

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was a bit rusty as Penguins training camp opened. That likely is to be expected after an offseason that stretched to nearly five months, longer than the Penguins are used to, after a first-round exit in the playoffs. It was so long that Fleury was able to rest, go..." September 21

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Marc-Andre Fleury hails from the quiet, usually cold Quebec town of Sorel-Tracy, so his summer vacation must have made for quite the culture shock. "I went to Africa," the Penguins' goaltender playfully beamed after practice Saturday at Consol Energy Center. Fleury and his fiancee flew to..." September 18

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury had been pulled from one Stanley Cup playoff game - his first in 2007 - before Dan Bylsma took over as coach prior to the 2009 postseason. Bylsma pulled Fleury for a third time in the past 21 playoff games Saturday during an 8-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning..." April 24

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "When you're a goaltender patrolling your crease, two's a crowd. The goalies in the Penguins' 3-2 double-overtime win against Tampa Bay Wednesday night had a lot of impromptu house guests. "That's how it is in the playoffs," said goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who made 29 saves for the Game 4..." April 21

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "You'll never guess the game that Penguins winger Pascal Dupuis mentioned Sunday when asked about teammate Marc-Andre Fleury's postseason history. Game 5 of the 2009 Stanley Cup final against the Detroit Red Wings. Maybe Fleury's worst playoff performance. "You remember what happened after..." April 18

Tampa Bay Times "His legend grows larger by the minute. He is 15 feet tall now, and soon he will be 20. His teeth are sharp, and his eyes are blazing, and he seems to have more arms than Vishnu. He is Marc-Andre Fleury, and in front of the goal, he looks like a monster standing in front of a postage stamp. Soon..." April 15

Tampa Tribune "The Flower had plenty of power in Game 1 to stifle the Lightning's offense like a Venus flytrap. And if there's hope of getting back on track and evening the best-of-seven series, Tampa Bay will have to keep digging to try to solve Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury — aka The..." April 15

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Jack Riley, the Penguins' original general manager in 1967, is an octogenarian, but nothing about the game has passed him by. Watching from his perch in the press box, as he has for decades, he offered this poignant observation about the Penguins' chances in these Stanley Cup playoffs: "I've..." April 14

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Penguins coach Dan Bylsma didn't know what had happened to his franchise goalie, Marc-Andre Fleury. There were bigger problems than Fleury's numbers, though those were worrisome. So terrific during training camp, Fleury had started the season 1-6-0. He had allowed 25 goals on 170..." April 10

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "It is not about the statistics. Oh, there's nothing wrong with them -- most are outstanding, actually -- but assessing Marc-Andre Fleury's season, and his value to the Penguins, is not a paint-by-numbers project. Defenseman Brooks Opik, for one, believes it would be wrong to focus solely on..." April 10

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Marc-Andre Fleury's incredible week was appreciated in Western Pennsylvania, but apparently not by fans around the league. The league announced its weekly "3 stars," and Fleury was not included. Instead, the NHL honored Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller, Anaheim winger Corey Perry and New York Rangers..." March 29

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "About the only thing Marc-Andre Fleury missed Sunday was the obvious, that he is the Penguins' most valuable player. The truth is there wasn't another player in the running for the annual award, presented to Fleury before he stopped 37 shots in a 2-1 shootout victory over the Florida Panthers..." March 28

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "A month into the season, he was no longer Marc-Andre Fleury. He was Marc-Andre flustered. His confidence was crushed. His critics were howling. "That time felt like forever," Fleury recalls. "It felt like everybody wanted to run me over with their car." Not that they would have hit him;..." March 20

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "In Dan Bylsma's mind, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is a candidate for some hardware at the end of the season. Bylsma figures Fleury has a shot at both the Vezina (best goalie) and Hart (MVP) trophies. "I don't think it can be overlooked that he should be in consideration for both those trophies,"..." March 16