MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury is returning to the Wild.
The three-time Stanley Cup champion and future Hall of Famer signed a two-year, $7 million contract on Thursday to bypass free agency and stick with the team that brought him in at the trade deadline.
Not only does this solidify the Wild's goaltending, reuniting Fleury with Cam Talbot, who is signed for another season, but it makes the team's roster much clearer for next season. The Wild has only approximately $1.4 million remaining in salary cap space after answering key offseason questions by trading Kevin Fiala, re-signing defenseman Jake Middleton and retaining Fleury with a deal that includes a no-movement clause.
