Marc-Andre Fleury tells Chicago he will play next year, per reports

Marc-Andre Fleury has told the Chicago Blackhawks helium plans to play adjacent season, according to aggregate reports.

Fleury was traded from the Golden Knights to Chicago connected Tuesday successful speech for a minor-league forward. The 36-year-old goaltender has been mostly soundless astir his aboriginal since past outside of a connection thanking his fans and teammates for his four-year tenure successful Las Vegas. Fleury’s cause Allan Walsh said aft the commercialized his lawsuit “will beryllium taking clip to sermon his concern with his household and earnestly measure his hockey aboriginal astatine this time.”

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— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) August 1, 2021

Fleury has 1 twelvemonth near connected his declaration with a $7 cardinal headdress hit. He won the Vezina Trophy arsenic the NHL’s champion goaltender past play and shared the Jennings Trophy for fewest goals allowed with teammate Robin Lehner.

The quality that Fleury plans to play was archetypal reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli.

Fleury informs CHI helium volition play https://t.co/thpscYRR3O

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) August 1, 2021

Marc-Andre Fleury has informed the #Blackhawks that helium intends to play this upcoming season.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) August 1, 2021

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