Goalie knows he must win his job back.

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Goalie knows he must win his job back.
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Although Marc-Andre Fleury is a Stanley Cup champion for the second time in his career, he knows that his his job is now in major jeopardy.

The Pittsburgh Penguins' goaltender has been a core member of the Pens' for most of his career. However, he must now regain his role as full-time starter after losing his job to rookie Matt Murray late in the season.

"I love Pittsburgh, and the Penguins are my team; I want to stay with them for the rest of my career," Fleury said, according to NHL.com's Robert Laflamme. "I had some good conversations with management after the season. Nothing is written in stone. I want to come to camp ready to win my job back. I have to get back to the same level of play and help the team win games."

Despite the 31-year old managing a record of 35-17-6 record, with a .921 save percentage and 2.29 GAA in the regular season, a concussion late in the season threw off his game. The Penguins were then inclined to start Murray for the playoffs, in which he sparkled. For his part, Fleury remained optimistic and supported his teammates all the way to an eventual Stanley Cup championship.

"It's a different feeling when you're sitting on the bench, you're not sweating, you're not battling with your teammates to win the Cup," Fleury said. "Having said that, I'm happy to have my name on it a second time.

"I did my best to keep everyone upbeat and in a better mood around the team. I wanted to play, but that was the situation. The team was winning. The most important thing for me was to be a good teammate."

With the expansion draft looming there have been rumors galore involving a potential trade for Fleury. While he has been a member of the Penguins for the last 13 seasons, the team may have no choice but to shop him around or risk losing him for nothing.

This is going to be a situation to monitor closely.

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Source: NHL.com