Why having Marc-Andre Fleury on Canada’s 4 Nations Face-Off roster could be valuable

Frank Seravalli and former NHL goaltender Carter Hutton discuss why veteran goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury could be a valuable member on Canada’s 4 Nations Face-Off roster.

Frank Seravalli: So, if you’re talking about experience and I don’t know why he hasn’t been mentioned more, but why wouldn’t Team Canada consider someone like Marc-Andre Fleury as the third guy? Maybe he can help talk to these guys in between games. He keeps everything light. He’s really well-liked and God forbid the wheels fall off with the two guys that you pick. Would anyone feel uncomfortable putting Marc-Andre Fleury in the net?

Carter Hutton: No, I sure wouldn’t, Frank. And I brought that up before, I thought Marc-Andre Fleury and Cam Talbot were like my number three. I think for the longest time it’s been Binnington, Skinner and Hill, those were our three guys because of recent success. But, Fleury is a guy who’s going to make the room light practice, he’s going to be able to manage these moments. He is a guy that I think anyone across Canada would be fine if it was the final game and someone got hurt or he had to go in and he was your guy you’d be totally fine with it.

Carter Hutton: I also like Cam Talbot because I know he doesn’t have the same resume as him, but at this point, Cam Talbot has the capacity to go in there and play and be in those situations. So those are two guys I look for in that number three situation and they’re guys that if they aren’t starting they’re not going to be undermining anyone, they’re going to be there for the benefit of the team and do whatever they can to try to help this team win.