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Top agent Allan Walsh puts Marc-Andre Fleury back in the spotlight with signing post
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Marc-Andre Fleury is signing in Las Vegas Saturday, and the Pittsburgh Penguins part of my brain instantly goes, “Wait, why now?”
He’s slated for his first-ever public autograph signing in Vegas, the city that adopted him fast after Pittsburgh.
The event is billed as a meet-and-greet at Inscriptagraphs, with tickets tied to items getting signed.
On its own, it’s just a cool fan moment.
But “Flower” never stays just a fan moment for long.
Because the comeback noise has been real this winter, even if it’s been mostly smoke and curiosity.
We’ve seen the reports that teams checked in, and Fleury has basically poured cold water on the idea, at least publicly.
Still, when a goalie like that steps back into a spotlight city, people connect dots.
This is the clip that kicked the latest round off.
For Penguins fans, it hits different because he’s still the face of that 2009 breakthrough.
Three Cups in Pittsburgh, 575 NHL wins, and a personality that made the room lighter even when games got heavy.
Vegas is where his career pivoted, too, and where his name still sells.
Marc-Andre Fleury and Pittsburgh Penguins memories never fade
I can already feel the fanbase arguing in group chats, half laughing, half begging for one more wild chapter.
If Fleury truly is done, this signing is just a victory lap in a city that loved him early.
If he’s even thinking about it, being visible like this keeps the door cracked without saying a word.
He wouldn’t need long to get attention, only one contender injury away and everyone’s dialing his agent.
And yes, Penguins fans will always wonder if a “one-day” thing could turn into something more.
Either way, Saturday is another reminder that Fleury’s story still pulls focus, even in retirement mode.
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