There was no chance Marc-Andre Fleury could return for a final game in Pittsburgh without also bringing his pranks back, too.
Fleury, whose skills as a prankster are almost as famous as his skills between the pipes, had No. 29 and flower car decals stuck on his teammates’ cars on Friday while they were all inside at practice. After more than 20 years of his shenanigans, however, no one was that surprised.
“He always finds new ways to come up with new things. I don’t know how he does it,†Sidney Crosby said. “I think itâ€s even more impressive that thereâ€s no proof. It seems like thereâ€s no footage of how he gets away with it. We know itâ€s him, but we donâ€t really have any proof besides the 29 on my door. But other than that, nothing.â€
“When Geno came in screaming, I kind of knew that something was up,†defenceman Kris Letang said with a laugh. “I knew that I wasnâ€t going to be spared.â€
Crosby joked about liking the new decor and decided that perhaps Fleury had taken it easy on the team, as he cited one prank years ago where he had filled conditioning coach Mike Kadar’s car with packing peanuts.
“Seeing him stand on the roof of a car and pile those things into the sunroof will be forever ingrained into my mind,†Crosby said.
Fleury, who retired at the end of last season, played his last period — and shootout — at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, where he received an emotional farewell and multiple standing ovations from loyal fans who were excited to have him back for one final game.
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