Doug Armstrong, general manager of the St. Louis Blues, but also of the Canadian team for the Beijing Olympics, has not yet made his choice. There are only three players who already have a place in this dream formation: Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby and Alex Pietrangelo.
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37-year-old Marc-André Fleury would love to have the chance to represent Canada, probably for the last time. “I have no idea what the plans are,” Fleury said. I know I’m one of the six goaltenders on the long list for the team. I think about it, but I stay very calm. We’ll see what happens. “
Carey Price, Carter Hart, Jordan Binnington, Darcy Kuemper and MacKenzie Blackwood are the other candidates for one of the three positions.
“I experienced the Olympic Games in 2010 in Vancouver and I loved the experience even though I was the third goalie,” Fleury recalled. I was there with Martin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo. “
Canada won the gold medal over the United States thanks to Sidney Crosby’s overtime goal.
The Hawks are relocating
Traded from the Vegas Golden Knights to the Blackhawks on July 27, Fleury had an eventful start with his new team. Stan Bowman resigned as general manager in the wake of the Brad Aldrich affair and Jeremy Colliton was fired days later as the team presented a horrific 1-9-2 record. Derek King, who coached the Rockford Ice Hogs in the American League, replaced him.
” It was rough at the start of the season. There were new players and we were looking for each other. For my first season in Chicago, I wanted to do well and help the guys. I wanted to show the organization what I could accomplish. But it was not going well. We gave four, five or six goals every night. We stayed in our hole. I found it sad to see Jeremy lose his job. He’s a good person. I always feel bad when there is a dismissal. ”
“We didn’t change our system too much with Derek King, but we understood that we couldn’t get into an offensive festival. We closed our game, we are more aware defensively. “
Since King’s arrival, the Hawks have won eight of their last 13 games (8-5-0).
“We dug a hole at the start of the year. But we have a good team, we still have time to move up the standings. We must continue to push hard. The objective remains to participate in the series, ”Fleury recalled.
Fleury is 7-10-0 with a 2.96 GAA and .908 save this season.