OTTAWA -- Usually, a quick smile precedes answers from Marc-Andre Fleury when he's chatting with the media.
This time, deep breaths.
The goalie swap from Fleury to Matt Murray for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference finals against the Ottawa Senators is the cruel reality of professional sports.
Loyalty goes only so far. If a coach thinks someone else gives them a better shot at winning, they're in. Especially on this stage, with so much on the line.
And so Fleury took the high road once again when he was approached after a Game 4 in which the Penguins evened the series 2-2 against the Senators -- even if his measured words only slightly betrayed the competitor inside of him who had to be livid.