It was disappointing not playing in the early big games, but NHL teams can't play everyone on the roster and sometimes a good player must sit.
Fleury, 25, kept working in practice and was back on the ice, and in uniform, for Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. He didn't score against the Canadiens, but he led Seattle with five shots on goal and took care of the defensive zone.
"He skated really well tonight, and he was moving the puck and getting up ice," Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said after the Montreal game. "Most importantly, on our half the red line he played a pretty clean hockey game, which is a real positive. We do need our guys in the back end, you gotta defend well, get us out of the zone, and everything from there as a bonus. I thought he was good tonight."
Seattle selected Fleury from the Anaheim Ducks during the NHL Expansion Draft. His career started with the Carolina Hurricanes, however, when then general manager Ron Francis took Fleury with the seventh pick in the 2014 NHL Draft. In July, Francis selected him for a second time when he was left unprotected by the Ducks - who had traded for the defenseman at last seasons' Trade Deadline.