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PepsiFree · 05-23-2016, 01:30 PM

True, he struggled in the playoffs through the middle of his career with some exceptionally bad years (which killed his team's chances and his career playoff SV%) but last year was at a very good .927, and a respectable .915 before that.

If anything, there is a narrative here that Fleury was much worse than people thought but the most interesting part of it is that over the past few years he's become significantly better.

Now is probably the worst time to trot out a "Fleury is overrated" angle. Over the past few years he's actually living up to the rating he seemed to carry from those two great seasons that led to a Cup. He's been a good starter again for a few years now.

05-23-2016, 01:30 PM	#342
PepsiFree Participant Join Date: Jul 2015 Exp:	ECF - (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins - Lightning Lead 3-2 True, he struggled in the playoffs through the middle of his career with some exceptionally bad years (which killed his team's chances and his career playoff SV%) but last year was at a very good .927, and a respectable .915 before that. If anything, there is a narrative here that Fleury was much worse than people thought but the most interesting part of it is that over the past few years he's become significantly better. Now is probably the worst time to trot out a "Fleury is overrated" angle. Over the past few years he's actually living up to the rating he seemed to carry from those two great seasons that led to a Cup. He's been a good starter again for a few years now.