Minnesota Wild purchase goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks are buying and selling goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to the Minnesota Wild for a conditional first-round draft choose, a supply informed ESPN on Monday, confirming a number of experiences.

Fleury was the goalie to get this commerce deadline, however provided that he needed to be gotten. Together with his modified no-trade clause, the three-time Stanley Cup winner held the playing cards, and it appeared he needed to go solely to a contender. He has a connection to Minnesota, having performed with Wild normal supervisor Invoice Guerin on the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Fleury virtually did not find yourself in Chicago. After the Blackhawks traded for him in July in a cap-saving transfer by Vegas, he took his time to determine whether or not to report. He lastly determined to play for the Unique Six franchise, even when its future was muddled. By all accounts, he loved his time within the Windy Metropolis and was reluctant to go away for simply any workforce.

Chicago had playoff aspirations coming into the season, however a dreadful begin just about doomed it. Fleury has been a brilliant spot, each on the ice and within the locker room. The Flower now strikes on to chase his fourth Stanley Cup.