Marc-Andre Fleury re-signs with Minnesota Wild, inks 2-year, $7M deal
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Anyone in Pittsburgh hoping for a reunion between the Penguins and Marc-Andre Fleury will have to keep hoping.
The 37-year-old netminder was set to become a free agent but has re-signed with the Minnesota Wild on a two-year deal.
The Flower is staying in Minnesota!
— NHL (@NHL) July 7, 2022
The @mnwild have signed Marc-Andre Fleury to a two-year deal. pic.twitter.com/kDWHU27UcH
Fleury's deal with the Wild is worth $7 million, with an annual average value and cap hit of $3.5 million per year.
Fans of Fleury and the Penguins alike were optimistic that a reunion with the Penguins could be in the cards, but that was ruled out earlier this week when Casey DeSmith re-signed with the team earlier this week.
DeSmith signed a 2-year deal worth $1.8 million per year, approximately half the cost of Fleury's new deal.
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— KDKA (@KDKA) July 5, 2022
Does this mean that Fleury couldn't or won't make his way back to Pittsburgh before the end of his career?
In sports, you can never say never.