-Vintage Canuck- Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Quote The Pittsburgh Penguins are willing to pay up. If the Penguins are unable to deal goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury prior to the summer expansion draft, the team will turn to a buyout, Bob McKenzie told NBC Sports. With the entrance of the Vegas Golden Knights, each team can protect seven forwards, three defensemen, and one netminder from the expansion pool, or a combination of eight skaters plus a goalie. For the Penguins, that means keeping young goalie Matt Murray in the fold over Fleury. Fleury has been a steady presence for the Penguins, but it's hard to argue with Murray. The 22-year-old made his NHL debut last season, and has lost just six times through 33 regular season games. Not to mention last spring's Stanley Cup run, in which Murray posted 15 wins and a .923 save percentage. The complication is Fleury's contract. The 32-year-old is signed through the next two seasons at a reasonable $5.75-million cap hit, but a 12-team no-trade list can dictate where he is traded to, not to mention if he's willing to waive it to spend the final years of his career with an expansion club. http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1207460 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Faulk Yourself Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 RIP any remaining trade value he had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Why would they come out and say this? Presumably there would be some reason why they felt compelled to say this but I sure can't see the rationale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorvatToBaertschi Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Oh how the mighty have fallen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3. Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 This is quite the tactic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Great strategy by the pens here. If you don't want him now, just wait until he's bought out and sign him cheaper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Times are a changing, he's still a fine goalie but Murray having the success he had changed things for them. I wonder if anyone's gonna bother trying to trade for him now. Could see them getting at least some value if they're willing to retain salary on his deal. There's a few teams out there right now who could use a change in net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire_Spiky Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 16 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: Why would they come out and say this? Presumably there would be some reason why they felt compelled to say this but I sure can't see the rationale. I think they came out and said this because of his 12-team NTC. They probably have/had something in the works with a team not on his list and he may have refused the trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsbergTheGreat Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Fleury is going to be a Dallas star before the season is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 1 minute ago, Spitfire_Spiky said: I think they came out and said this because of his 12-team NTC. They probably have/had something in the works with a team not on his list and he may have refused the trade. They should be able to have that discussion with him in private though. There shouldn't be any reason they can't let him know they have made a decision to go with Murray and, as a result, they have two choices going forward. Those two choices would be either a buyout or a trade. I just don't see the value in taking this to the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 imagine we ended up with Fleury if we walk from Miller because he wants to be near LA for his wife and sign Fleury.. could be a good mentor for Marky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Just now, Beary Sweet said: imagine we ended up with Fleury if we walk from Miller because he wants to be near LA for his wife and sign Fleury.. could be a good mentor for Marky Then we would have to make Markstrom available for the expansion draft. You can only protect 1 goalie and that is why the Pens are having to get rid of Fleury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryberg Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Interesting strategy. I never thought about the option of buying out a player before the expansion draft. This could save the ducks from losing fowler/silfverberg. They could simply buy out bieksa's final year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryberg Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: Then we would have to make Markstrom available for the expansion draft. You can only protect 1 goalie and that is why the Pens are having to get rid of Fleury. Think he meant sign him as a UFA... after the expansion draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I can only imagine the howls of derision directed at Benning had he come out and said something like this. This must just be to get Fleury to open up his trade list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzbottom Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: Then we would have to make Markstrom available for the expansion draft. You can only protect 1 goalie and that is why the Pens are having to get rid of Fleury. I'd rather the Canucks roster Fleury and a free agent acquisition (paging Scott Darling) than Miller and Markstrom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silky mitts Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 9 minutes ago, Beary Sweet said: imagine we ended up with Fleury if we walk from Miller because he wants to be near LA for his wife and sign Fleury.. could be a good mentor for Marky Yeah show him how to sh!t the bed in the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzbottom Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 1 minute ago, Silky mitts said: Yeah show him how to sh!t the bed in the playoffs Miller's been doing that for two years anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, Silky mitts said: Yeah show him how to sh!t the bed in the playoffs Just now, zzbottom said: Miller's been doing that for two years anyways Miller hasn't really put anything to bed for 2 years, has he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzbottom Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 5 minutes ago, Canuck Surfer said: Miller hasn't really put anything to bed for 2 years, has he? You're correct. What I SHOULD'VE typed was "And what exactly is Ryan Miller teaching him? Besides how to be the punchline to the joke 'what happens when you can no longer satisfactorily time manage Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider?'" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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