Wild’s Marc-Andre Fleury signs contract extension after season full of trade rumors

Veteran goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will run it back with the Minnesota Wild. He is going to be back for at least one more season with the Minnesota Wild, with Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff reporting on the deal.

“Big news: Marc-Andre Fleury is signing a 1-year extension with #mnwild at $2.5 million. Fleury turns 40 in November. Flower climbed to second all-time in wins (561) last season and with 21 more games, can pass Roy and Luongo for second all-time in games played by a goaltender.”

The 39-year-old netminder’s new deal with the Wild was reported just before Minnesota plays its final game of the 2023-24 NHL season against the Seattle Kraken at home this coming Thursday night. The Wild are out of playoff contention, as it will finish in the sixth spot in the Central division standings and just fourth in the wild-card race in the Eastern Conference, with the two wild-card spots already secured by the Nashville Predators and the Los Angeles Kings.

Fleury sounded thrilled that he got a new deal with the Wild done just before the end of the regular season when he spoke about the transaction.

“I’m grateful to keep doing what I love for one more season. I thought about it a lot this year, but I’m still loving to compete, the intensity, the opportunity to be in the best league in the world also, right? And compete with young guys. I feel very lucky to be able to do it one more year.”

Fleury, who is going to turn 40 years old in November, also hinted that the next season will be his final one in the NHL.

“I’ve been asked a lot about fans, media, friends, family, what’s next for me. It’s good that this is settled and I don’t have to talk about it for another year. The next year will be last, so I’m excited to get this done today.