Re: Fleury, Bishop landing spots
Fleury:
I don't see any Eastern rivals giving the Penguins any help.
I think that Fleury ends up in Dallas, unless they are on his no-move list, because the Penguins must move him to protect Murray, and they need to get someone else back to expose. Not a lot of Western teams make sense.
Western teams with no need: CHI, MIN, SJS, ANA
Western teams who may have need, but Fleury may not fit, or isn't enough of an upgrade: STL, NSH, EDM
Bad teams: ARI, VAN, COL
Western team who has injury issue, may be a fit: LAK
That leaves CGY, WPG, DAL - three teams who are currently on the playoff bubble, and could use some help.
I'm not convinced WPG would do that with Hellebuyck taking over this year, and them being a young team with budget issues. I do think CGY was interested, but it didn't materialize last summer, so they got Elliott - luckily for them just for this year.
I'm not sure Fleury would want Winnipeg or Calgary, but he may have to take one of those gigs. Vegas makes some sense, but they'd have to do something to get another goalie on their roster to leave unprotected before trading Fleury to Vegas for future considerations.
Bishop:
He is a lot harder to figure, as he's a FA and anyone with money and interest could sign him.
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