Fleury has not played the last three games for the Lightning and was a game-time decision against the Buffalo Sabres. Fleury played only 5:05 time-on-ice before exiting Tampa Bay's February 22nd tilt against the Washington Capitals with an upper-body injury.
Fleury has not played the last three games for the Lightning and will be a game-time decision against the Buffalo Sabres. Fleury played only 5:05 time-on-ice before exiting Tampa Bay's February 22nd tilt against the Washington Capitals with an upper-body injury.
Fleury will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Calvin de Haan to draw back into the lineup. Fleury had played four straight games for Tampa Bay, recording 14 penalty minutes, six shots, and 12 hits.
Fleury suffered a hand injury on December 31st and has not played since, missing 12 games. Before his injury, Fleury was held off the scoresheet in five straight games while tallying four shots and five hits.
Fleury failed to pick up a point in five games with Syracuse (AHL) during a conditioning assignment but has been recalled to Tampa Bay on Tuesday. The 27-year-old defensemen returns to the Lightning for the second time this season, where he has an assist, and a +1 plus/minus in two games played while averaging only 11:23 TOI.
Fleury has appeared in two games so far this season for the Lightning and has an assist, and a +1 plus/minus but has been reassigned to Syracuse (AHL) Thursday for a conditioning assignment. The 27-year-old returns to the AHL for the first time since 2018-19 when he was with Charlotte (AHL) so he should be back up with Tampa sooner rather than later.
Fleury was the No.7 overall pick in 2014, was traded to Anaheim in 2021 and claimed in the expansion draft by Seattle later that year. He had two goals and two assists (four points) in 36 games with the Kraken in 2021-22. The Lightning lost Ryan McDonagh and Jan Rutta this offseason, so bringing in Ian Cole and Fleury on cheap contracts will help try and replace those two.
Fleury will miss Saturday's game in Los Angeles with an upper-body injury and is listed as day-to-day. Derrick Pouliot is expected to make his Kraken debut and replace Fleury in the lineup.
