If it wasn’t true before, it is now: Marc-Andre Fleury will never have to pay for a beer in Pittsburgh ever again.
Leading up to the NHL trade deadline, the rumor mill consistently connected the goaltender-needy Capitals to Fleury. But the reports were always clouded with the challenge the Capitals would face in pulling off a deal for the former Penguins netminder, as Fleury was reportedly not willing to play in Washington out of loyalty for his time in Pittsburgh.
The rumors about his hesitancy to play for his once-rival were true, Fleury confirmed during an interview on TNT Sunday night.