2. Edmonton Oilers sign Marc-Andre Fleury to a two year, $4 million contract plus bonuses of $1 million for games played ($2 million base cap hit, $500K bonuses per)
Marc-Andre Fleury is not the same goaltender he once was, but even at 37 years old he’s still a very capable goaltender. On a good Vegas Golden Knights team only two seasons ago he put up elite numbers of a .928 sv% and a stingy 1.98 GAA. Edmonton isn’t quite as good as Vegas is, but IMO Fleury could put up numbers close to that here.
He’s currently putting up average numbers on a rebuilding Chicago team, one in which he almost didn’t report to after being traded there by Vegas.
I think Fleury knows his big number contract days are over, and playing on the same team as Connor Mcdavid and Leon Draisaitl should hold some sway for him.
IMO he could platoon well with Georgiev and the two would push each other for starts and playing time. He’s also a fantastic fallback option for the playoffs if Georgiev doesn’t have the hot hand going into them.
After this contract is up, Fleury could easily give way to Stuart Skinner, who at least in theory should be ready to be a full time NHLer by this time. Before that, if the worst happens and Fleury ends up on the shelf for most of the season, we’ve got a capable #3 in Skinner that can come up here and take some time in the big leagues, as we’ve seen this season so no problems there.
He’s a three time Stanley Cup winner so he knows how to win, and can play a role in helping the rest of the team getting there.
And hey….age wise he’s still a better option than Mike Smith. Right?