With the Minnesota Wild in town for the Blackhawks’ 80th game of the season, our old friend and internationally loved goaltender Marc-André Fleury was here. He wasn’t starting for the Wild, but he’s still one of the most appreciated — adored — players in the NHL.
The cameras caught him rolling some paper-rock-scissors with a few young fans in the front row while the Wild were warming up. He tried to flip them a puck as payment for the loss, but couldn’t navigate the net.
Fleury is a sure-fire, first ballot Hall of Famers and really is one of the greats in professional sports. He appeared in 45 games for the Blackhawks last year — 45 of his 985 career appearances entering Monday night. But Blackhawks fans are all Fleury fans still.