CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Marc-Andre Fleury hadn’t been gone that long.

Actually, it was less than a year. On Oct. 28, 2024, the 40-year-old goalie practiced at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, the training facility of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Fleury was a visitor, though, playing his final season for the Minnesota Wild.

Friday was different. It was the same rink. This time, it was home.

“It’s good to be on this side of the locker room for once,” Fleury said, sitting at his old stall, now belonging to goalie Tristan Jarry .

Fleury signed a professional tryout contract with the Penguins on Sept. 12 and will play one period of a preseason game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN-PIT), capping a 21-year NHL career that began with 13 seasons in

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