The Pittsburgh Penguins are preparing for an unexpected but deeply symbolic moment. At age 40, Marc-Andre Fleury has agreed to step back onto the ice, not for a comeback but for closure. When he suits up in black and gold one last time against the Columbus Blue Jackets, it will mark a full-circle chapter in one of the NHL’s most decorated goaltending careers.

Fleury, a three-time Stanley Cup champion in Pittsburgh, made it clear this is not a new beginning. Instead, it’s a carefully chosen farewell, a wink to the past rather than a rewrite of the present. The goaltender admitted that emotions will run high, especially when he sees his nameplate back inside the Penguins’ locker room.

Even though the team and its fans might quietly hope for more, Fleury’s words leave no ambiguity. “I’m sti

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