Why Old School Hockey Goalies Love Marc-Andre Fleury
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🗓️ 26 May 2021
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
The Vegas Golden Knights are one of the favorites to win the Stanley Cup this year, and that's thanks in part to their 36 year-old goaltender, Marc-Andre Fleury. The 3-time Stanley Cup Champion has been red-hot for the Knights so far this post-season after putting up the best numbers of his career during the regular season, despite questions about his age and longevity coming into the year. The Athletic's Jesse Granger joins us to break down what makes Fleury so special in goal and why some of the greatest goalies of all time believe Fleury is the most exciting netminder in the game today.
Read Jesse Granger's recent story about Marc-Andre Fleury:
https://theathletic.com/2559791/2021/05/13/vegas-marc-andre-fleury-better-than-ever-at-36-celebrates-joining-his-idols-in-nhl-record-books/
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| 0:46.0 | One of the best players in NHL Playoff so far has been Vegas Golden Knights Goalie, Mark Andre Flurry. |
| 0:59.0 | Susu-Cee. |
| 1:01.0 | John Agil passed the Alashot. What a save by Flurry. |
| 1:05.0 | Great A chance for Kevin Peele to wrap the fruits up. |
| 1:08.0 | Wake Asselshark. Who says no? A man's super-evolve. |
| 1:12.0 | And with three Stanley cups to his name already, the 36 year old NetMinder keeps climbing the ranks of the All-Time Grades. |
| 1:20.0 | Today, the Athletics Jesse Granger on Flurry's place among the Pantheon of Great Goldenders. |
| 1:26.0 | What some of those All-Time Grades have to say about him and why Flurry's style is so unique among modern NetMinders. |
| 1:33.0 | Of all the goalies in the league nowadays, I think Flurry more than any of them. |
| 1:37.0 | He kind of has that old school goal tending. He allows it to bleed into his game. |
| 1:42.0 | From Wondry and the Athletic, I'm Andre Skelto. It's Wednesday, May 26th, and this is the League. |
| 1:53.0 | So Jesse, first things first, when you're not covering the Golden Knights for the Athletic, |
| 1:57.0 | I understand that you are a men's hockey league goal tender. |
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