If the Calgary Flames want to land the best available goalie, it's going to cost them.
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford is reportedly asking for Calgary's first-round pick - sixth overall - in a trade for Marc-Andre Fleury, according to Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun.
A first-round pick was used Monday in a trade for a goalie, as the Toronto Maple Leafs sent one that originally belonged to Pittsburgh to Anaheim in exchange for Frederik Andersen.
That pick, however, comes in at 30th overall, and landed Toronto a player who is five years younger and a bit cheaper than Fleury, even after a reported five-year, $25-million contract extension signed by Andersen immediately after the trade.
Fleury, 31, is coming off two of the best statistical regular seasons of his career, with 69 wins and a .921 save percentage in 122 appearances. he remains under contract for three more seasons at a cap hit of $5.75 million, according to General Fanager.
The veteran goaltender watched as Matt Murray led the Penguins to a Stanley Cup win, allowing for a possible trade.
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