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The NHL season has hit the Olympic break, and rumors are coming up all over the place. One rumor that has popped up is the potential for a former Vezina Trophy-winning goalie to return, as Marc-Andre Fleury has been rumored to potentially make a return this season. He would also play for a former team, the Minnesota Wild. The Wild have been exploring the possibility of trading rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt in trades as they seek to add a center. Fluery has been practicing, but he has alluded to the fact that he likely would not come back. Fleury would likely be a backup plan to another goalie, but there’s still a chance he could make a return and be the backup for Filip Gustavsson if they can make a trade involving Wallstedt.

Fleury signed a PTO with the Pittsburgh Penguins to appear in one more game for his former team. He played in one preseason game, appearing in the third period on September 27, 2025, in the Penguins’ 4-1 victory over the Blue Jackets. The three-time Stanley Cup Champion stopped all eight shots he faced and was named the first star of the game in a fitting farwell. During his four seasons with the Wild, he appeared in 123 games, going 64-42-10 with a 2.90 goals-against average, a .902 save percentage, and five shutouts.

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Marc-Andre Fleury

The Pittsburgh Penguins drafted Fleury first overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He played 21 seasons in the NHL. He spent time with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vegas Golden Knights, Minnesota Wild, and Chicago Blackhawks. The Golden Knights got Fleury in the expansion draft back on June 21, 2017. He appeared in 1,051 games over his career. Fleury posted a record of 575-339-97 with a 2.60 goals-against average, a .912 save percentage, and 76 shutouts. In 170 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, he was 92-75-0. He had a .911 save percentage, a 2.56 goals-against average, and 16 shutouts. Fleury won the Vezina in 2020-21 along with the Jennings Trophy. In 36 games that season, he went 26-10-0 with a .926 save percentage, a 1.98 goals-against average, and six shutouts. He was third in the league in save percentage, goals-against average, shutouts, and wins that season.

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