The Chicago Blackhawks are trading goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to the Minnesota Wild for a conditional first-round draft pick, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.
Fleury was the goalie to get this trade deadline, but only if he wanted to be gotten. With his modified no-trade clause, the three-time Stanley Cup winner held the cards, and it appeared he only wanted to go to a contender. He has a connection to Minnesota, having played with Wild general manager Bill Guerin on the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Fleury almost didn't end up in Chicago.