I guess you look at the concept of mean-reversion and it was bound to happen at some point.
He had some downright UGLY years where he singlehandingly sunk entire post-season playoff runs for the Pens.
Glad to see he is doing better, but if I were a LV GK fan I wouldn't get too excited... because Fleury has the potential to crash and burn in epic fashion in a matter of seconds.
I've witnessed these melt downs first hand for the better part of a decade and hope that LV GK fans don't have go through one.
Great guy - just not a "clutch" performer at all.
I'll keep exposing you guys every chance I get. It's nonsense and completely false to say the bolded. And it shows a clear bias and lack of respect for a guy that came to the rink with a smile on his face no matter what and had a major hand in 2 of our 3 Cups. I said I wouldn't name names and I haven't had to. You folks show up, even now, when he's enjoying an MVP caliber run.
He was Conn Smythe worthy in 2008 even though the Pens lost in the finals. You can strongly argue he was the best player that year on the Pens playoff ride.
He was fantastic in games 6 and 7 (on the road) in 2009 vs Detroit. Not clutch? Yeah, getting across the crease with 1 second left to stone one of the greatest defensemen ever to play the game, and seal a Cup win, isn't clutch?
Him coming in relatively cold last year when Murray went down in warmups (game 1 of the 1st round) and playing great in net, capped off by shutting out Washington, on the road, in game 7.....isn't clutch?
Isn't it pretty clear the burden of blame for the Pens failures is on Dan Bylsma and Ray Shero from 2010-2013. Because Fleury was and has largely been very good pre and post Bylsma/Shero. And it's obviously continued with Vegas.
Some people just hate players on a level that borders on obsession.