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Real short post today. I just need to once again express how important Marc-Andre Fleury is to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
In case you don't know from previous posts, SDEE is a big fan of Fleury. We never failed to recognize his struggles last season or the beginning of this season, but we've always been happy he is the man between the pipes for the Pittsburgh Penguins. And if you were to look at how what the team has done since Sidney Crosby got concussed against the Tampa Bay Lightning, you'd have to agree.
In Crosby's absence (including the Tampa game, because if you watched it, you know Crosby was not playing near 100 percent), the team has gone 6-3-1. Fleury started eight of those games and is 6-2-0. He boasts a solid .946 save percentage and 1.75 goals against average in that time. Not bad for someone critics were crying for the Pens to trade early this season.
Fleury hasn't given up more than three goals in a game during this Crosby-less span, which includes a few games without Evgeni Malkin. So the team doesn't have its two biggest offensive weapons, yet they're winning games. The defense has continued it's solid play, but it all starts with Fleury.
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