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There has been a lot of talk about Marc-Andre Fleury since the playoffs started, especially by the sportscasters and writers, but watching during the regular season and very intently during the Rangers Penguins series i thnk it has more to do with the team around him than his actual ability, much like Brodeur in the 90s, but what do you think?
Is Marc-Andre Fleury the greatest player to stand between the pipes, or just one that got picked by the right team?
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did'nt vote, am a closet fan of hockey, still trying to understand all the rules and such . i will say this tho he(fleury) is only as good as his defensive in front of him and rite now the Pens are playing fantastic D
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There is alot of room in between overated and the greatest goalie ever. There is not a choice there that I would pick. I don't think anyone is saying he is the greatest goalie of all time, but he is playing very well right now. He is definitely benefiting from the Pens defense and how they have controlled the puck on offense, but he is making the stops. I think he has played very well through the playoffs.
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Greatest goalie ever? Not by a longshot. There have been plenty of 1 year wonders in the playoffs. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not calling him a 1 year wonder, but we just don't know if he can continue playing this way. If he can keep playing the way he has in the playoffs so far, you might be able to make an argument in 10 years.
I will say this though. While the Penguins defence has played extremely well, the biggest reason the Penguins are up 2-0 on the Flyers is the play of Fleury. He has made some outstanding saves on great chances by the Flyers, he has taken away their best aspect of their game. It was obvious that at times the Canadiens played better during the last series and even the Capitals in the first series. The reason the Flyers won both series was because they took advantage of their chances, something Fleury won't let them do.
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He is 21 years old...He was the #1 pick in the draft when he came into the league...he is beginning to play to his potential...period..
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I had to vote over-rated only because the Pittsburgh Defense has been stopping shots before they get to the net. He still had to stop 30 shots last night, but the defensive play of the team has been good.
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i wouldnt say that he was the best ever or that he is overrated i think he is a very very good golie.
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I choose d. very talented young goalie. He is in no way the best goalie in the world, dont know where you got that from, but he is playing unbelievable in the play-offs. The Penguins D has definitely picked up the pace from the regular season and that has helped Fleury, but he has made a ton of huge saves so far in the Play-offs. MAF has stepped his game to a new level ever since he's came back from the high ankle sprain. I would also say that he is not over-rated either. He deserves the credit he is getting right now but only time will tell. He is still very young. Hopefully he keeps this level of play up for a few more weeks!
LET'S GO PENS!
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It's a bit early in his career to be talking like this. He isn't great, but he is very good for how young he is and whatnot. I believe he's only going to get better. He's young enough to keep progressing, I doubt he has peaked in skill and whatnot. He did a pretty good freakin' job against the Rangers, I mean, 4-1 and done. He had to be doing something right, or the rangers would've been scoring goals on us left and right with the talent they got. I was just happy to see Jagr and his stupid jersey tuck leave, haha. Penguins are playing good defense, but I think Fleury is still doing a fantastic job in there. Let's see how he finishes the playoffs.
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Overated? I think he is underated if anything. Injuries have prevented him from playing full time. He's a very good goalie playing for what is shaping up to be a Cup Finals team. Leave it to a Rag fan to try and rain on someone elses goalie parade.
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i didnt vote no good choices. but i agree slaton flurey is still young and is showing that he can be good and from his play in the PO hes not showing any signs of letting down. but that just my take on it.
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08's Cam Ward?
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true that was a run in the PO for ward
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This is rediculous. The choices are over-rated or greatest ever? C'mon.
First off, how can the guy be over-rated all of a sudden when before the playoffs started everyone laughed at the notion of him being able to carry the Pens through the playoffs, and the prospect of him being a good goalie in this league let alone one of the best.
I think he has a ton of potential, at a very young age still, and do think he will be one of the better goalies in this league for a long time. He came into this league as an extremely athletic kid with the potential to be great put on his shoulders. I think the Pens have done a good job with him, especially his first couple years in the league where they had no qualms about sending him down to the minors. Each year has seen him improve upon all areas of his game, and his stats have gotten better with each season. I think people forget, or maybe just didn't realize it, but last year he had 40 wins with 5 shutouts. he had an injury shortened season this year, but his stats and play still improved and in about half the games played a year prior, he had 4 shutouts.
Since coming back from injury, a span of 25 games including the playoffs, he's only given up more than 2 goals just 4 times, and 3 of those times are in these playoffs. His great play of late is not simply just a case of the team playing good defense in front of him. The same defense, by the way, that people were saying just wasn't good enough.
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Top 5 Goalie in the League?? Of course not!!!
Top 10?? Very Possible...
Top 12?? Definitely...
I give Marc-Andre Fleury credit for stepping up his game big time this post-season, but I'm sorry, he isn't the reason why the Penguins are dominating the East...Its the guys in front of him that are making it easy for him...With that said, he is taking care of everything that comes his way, but you can't get bodies in front of this guy...I don't think I've seen many shots from the hashmarks or further out make it to him...All the screens in the world can't help your offense when the puck isn't getting through...
The one thing I have seen from MAF is he lets up some juicy rebounds and he gets flustered when there are bodies around him...Like I said before, these playoffs haven't had many bodies in this guys face!!! Thats the only way your gonna beat him!!!
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