Marc-Andre Fleury ready treat final NHL season as business as usual

Marc-Andre Fleury doesn't want any part of a farewell four for his final season in the NHL.

Three-time Stanley Cup champion and sure-fire future Hall of Famer Marc-Andre Fleury is embarking on his 21st season in the NHL which will be his final one. The 39-year-old, signed a one-year, $2.5M extension with the Minnesota Wild in April, letting it be known that this would be his last season playing in the NHL.

Fleury deserves all his flowers for what he has been able to accomplish since being selected 1st overall in 2003 by the Pittsburgh Penguins. This isn't what Fleury wants during his last season, he isn't looking for any special treatment from other teams.

'I don't want any special treatment,' Fleury told The Athletic's Michael Russo. 'I just want to go, look around, bring back some memories from my time here, but definitely not looking forward to any special treatment. Don't need that. We're good.'

General Manager Bill Guerin echoed Fleury's sentiment, saying it's business as usual in Minnesota as the franchise looks to get back into the playoffs after missing last season for the first time in five years.

"Look, we're going to be business as usual. This is not a farewell tour,' Guerin said. 'That's not what he wants. That's not what we want. We don't want any distractions like that. We're just going to go and do our business.

"I've been asked that question 20 times already...We don't want frickin' video replays and video tributes and things like that. Like, let's just play the games. Of course, if they do it in Pittsburgh, then that makes sense. In Vegas, in Montreal - that makes sense. And if they do it, great, nice, but that's not what we're all about. We're going to work."