The Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting that the Las Vegas Golden Knights have traded goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, citing multiple reports.
The trade ends Fleury’s four-year run as the face of the Las Vegas franchise. Fleury helped the expansion club reach the Stanley Cup Final in its first season, and the three-time Stanley Cup champion was a respected leader in the locker room.
According to the report, Fleury, 36, orchestrated a bounce-back season after he lost the starting job to Robin Lehner during the playoffs in 2020 and was on the trading block during the offseason, winning the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender.
He finished tied for third in the league with 26 victories and posted career bests in goals-against average (1.98) and save percentage (.928). His six shutouts also ranked third in the league.
Fleury started his NHL career with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2003 and was the Penguins main goaltender through 2017. In his first season with the Pens, he was the youngest goaltender in the league at 18 years old. Fleury won 375 games and three Stanley Cup championships with the Penguins.
