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NHL Rumors: Penguins want Flames’ 1st rounder for Marc-Andre Fleury

By Dave Stevenson

Mar 31, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) makes a save against the Nashville Predators during the first period at the CONSOL Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 31, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) makes a save against the Nashville Predators during the first period at the CONSOL Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Penguins have reportedly asked the Flames to trade their first round pick in exchange for goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury.

Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has done a lot of great things with the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, thanks to the impressive play from Matt Murray during the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs and the looming expansion draft, Fleury has been rendered a surplus goaltender for the Penguins.

Fleury is a proven goaltender, so naturally, teams are interested in trading for him. The Flames have expressed interest in him, but the price isn’t cheap.

From the Calgary Sun:

"Rutherford is asking for the Flames’ first round draft pick for Fleury — yes, the sixth pick overall at Friday’s NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo."

While the price has been set for goaltending thanks to the Maple Leafs giving up a first round pick and a 2017 second round pick for Frederik Andersen, that seems to be too expensive for someone like Fleury. Andersen is much younger than Fleury and the Leafs’ first round pick that they gave up is almost a second round pick because it’s the last pick of the first round. Calgary has the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft. Even if it’s a 2017 first rounder that the Penguins want, that seems a bit much for a goaltender who the Penguins know they have to get something for.

Of course, this is how negotiating works. One side wants way too much, the other side wants to give up as little as they possibly can. If there’s enough interest, the two sides meet somewhere in the middle.

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