WOW!! Penguins Sign Fleury to a PTO!
I was in the midst of getting a haircut this morning and semi-out-of-pocket when Other Rick texted me with the shocking (and exhilarating) news that the Penguins have invited Marc-André Fleury to training camp on a PTO!
Immediately, a torrent of thoughts began coursing through my fevered brain…
Is Tristan Jarry on the trading block? Was Flower brought back to serve as our backup and/or to mentor our stable of young goalies? How will this affect our already crowded depth chart in goal?
Upon returning home, I finally had a chance to dig a little deeper. I confess to being deflated, and not just a little.
The three-time Cup winner and sure-fire Hall-of-Famer is being brought back exclusively so he can retire as a Penguin. He’s scheduled to participate in a team practice on September 26. The following day he’ll slip between the pipes one last time before the home folks at PPG Paints Arena in a preseason match with the Blue Jackets for what’s sure to be an emotional and tear-jerking farewell.
Then he’ll hang up his pads for good, if not his affinity for good-natured practical jokes.
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