Las Vegas Review-Journal

Options for Fleury

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Goaltender Marc-andre Fleury, 32, has agreed to waive his no-movement clause with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He could wind up property of the Golden Knights if he is left unprotecte­d in next week’s expansion draft. Here are some possible scenarios for Fleury, a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Penguins:

■ The Penguins trade him before Saturday. If Fleury is traded, the Penguins are going to need to get a goalie in return to satisfy the rules requiring every team to

expose one goaltender.

■ The Penguins work a deal with the Golden Knights to not select Fleury in the expansion draft. In return, the Knights would likely receive other players, draft picks or a combinatio­n of both.

■ The Penguins leave Fleury unprotecte­d and the Golden Knights select him as one of their minimum of three goaltender­s.

■ The Golden Knights select Fleury then trade him to another team except the Penguins, who are ineligible to trade back for Fleury.

throw at me, go for it. But what he went through last year? He carried us at times this season. He carried us through two rounds of the playoffs.

“I talked about keeping two goalies. These guys did exactly what I’d hoped for.”

While Fleury said yes to a no-move, veteran defenseman Keith Yandle decided to stay put in Florida.

The Miami Herald reported the Panthers did not pursue waiving the clause in Yandle’s contract to expose him to the Golden Knights. Yandle, 30, has six years left on his deal with the Panthers at $6.35 million a year.

Also, Columbus did not ask veteran forward Scott Hartnell to waive his no-move. Hartnell, 35, has two years left on his contract at $4.75 million per year.

Contact Steve Carp at scarp@ reviewjour­nal.com or 702-387-2913. Follow @stevecarpr­j on Twitter.

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