Penguins have made “inquiries” about bringing back Marc Andre Fleury.

Could it happen?

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Penguins have made “inquiries” about bringing back Marc Andre Fleury.
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The love affair between veteran goaltender Marc Andre Fleury and the Pittsburgh Penguins has continued in spite of the fact that Fleury has been, for several seasons now, a member of the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Fans in Pittsburgh still cheer for the beloved prankster and even Fleury himself admitted as recently as this latest offseason that he would like to end his career as a member of the Penguins.

It should come as no surprise then with the Penguins struggling between the pipes this season that there has been talk of a potential reunion between Fleury and his former team. The first hints that this was something being seriously considered by the Penguins came this week when National Hockey League insider Bob McKenzie revealed that the Penguins had already made multiple attempts to acquire their former goaltender. McKenzie first reported that former Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford had attempted to make the move during the offseason, but the big news came when he revealed that interim Penguins general manager Patrik Allvin had also attempted to make that very same move just a few short weeks ago.

Penguins insider Rob Rossi largely confirmed the report from McKenzie this week as well, indicating that there had been "inquiries" on the part of the Penguins.


The Penguins are now under new management however, but here's where things get even more interesting. 

On Saturday Brian Burke, who was recently hired to take over as president of hockey operations  for the Pittsburgh Penguins, participated in his final broadcast during Hockey Night in Canada and shared some thoughts on his new job. Burke revealed that both he and general manager Ron Hextall had agreed to "win now" with the Penguins current group, and would re-evaluate at the end of the season how to proceed forward. Burke, at least to my ears, hinted at the fact that they would need to make moves in order to make that a reality, acquiring Fleury would certainly fit that notion.

"Well we've agreed we're gonna see what we can do with this group," said Burke on his final broadcast. "It's win now if we can with this group, we've got to do some things if we're gonna be able to do that, but it's win first. Then we've got some tough decisions next summer, and we will deal with those when we get there."

It's not hard to see why Fleury has become such a hot button topic again in Pittsburgh at this time. Penguins starter Tristan Jarry has recorded a 3.95 goals against average and an .857 save percentage on the season thus far, abysmal numbers. To be fair to Jarry the Penguins defense has been decimated by injuries this season but when you look over at Fleury's numbers in Vegas, a 1.58 goals against and a .934 save percentage over his first 7 games, it's also easy to why the Penguins have come calling again.

A deal for Fleury certainly will not be easy, the former Penguins star carries a cap hit of $7 million both this season and next, but it sounds like it is at the very least on the table for the Penguins.

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