Sharks Trash Talking Marc-Andre Fleury

[Satan81]

Some people on the Sharks badmouthed Fleury after the game, in which the Pens won 5-1. Niemi was yanked after 4 goals in about a 7 minute duration, in favor of Stalock who also let in a goal to the Pens.

“Stats aside, I don’t think Fleury was that good tonight,” Couture said. “He gave up a lot of rebounds and a lot of shots he looked shaky on. We weren’t able to score on second chances.”

Pavelski said: “He was fighting it all night. It felt like we could have had five. Pucks were bouncing and laying between his legs. There were a couple second opportunities, that there were times you didn’t know how it didn’t go in.”

The Sharks did this before following a loss to the Rangers where the Rangerss won it 5-2, with Thornton calling them the 'softest team we've played against'. This prompted then-coach John Tortorella to say "Joe hasn't won a g-dam* thing in this league."

[Satan81]

Fleury stopped 44 out of 45 shots that game.

[MattDMC]

How is Couture and Pavelski's comments "trash talking"? Commenting about rebounds and bouncing pucks that they couldn't capitalize on is far from trash talking.

[cygnusx1]

Yeah, if you consider that to be trash talking, I imagine you'd throw a fit if you ever heard actual trash talk.

[RGM81]

I don't think it quite fits the bill - it may not be "pumping his tires" or anything like that, but commenting about a guy giving them opportunities and not seizing upon them isn't trash-talking IMO.

Duelling goalies doing poses against each other during shootouts...that's trash-talking. LOL

[Satan81]

I didn't make the title, found it on a hockey rumor page. lol

Thought it be right I just use what they did.

[Wickabee]

Fleury seems to play best when he's fighting the puck.