"I get along great with Robin, so I think it would be all right. I still love to play," Fleury said. "I don't think I just want to be a backup, but I'll practice hard, try to play well, and hopefully get some games, but it always comes down to the coach's decision. Whatever happens, happens. And that's fine. I'll just try my best to come to camp in good shape and do well from there."
Fleury is signed for two more seasons at an average annual value of $7 million and said he will not ask for a trade. Lehner, who can become an unrestricted free agent Oct. 9, started 16 of the Golden Knights' 20 games in the postseason and was 9-7-0 with a 1.99 goals-against average, .917 save percentage and four shutouts. The 29-year-old was traded to Vegas on Feb. 24 by the Toronto Maple Leafs, who acquired him earlier that day from the Chicago Blackhawks.
Lehner on Sept. 12 denied a report he had agreed to a five-year contract with Vegas.
"I don't know what the future holds, but I've loved every moment since I got here," Fleury said. "This team means a lot to me, and the city has been so good to me. The fans and [owner Bill Foley] have been so awesome. It's a great team, and I thought when I came here that maybe I could retire here. I wanted to end my career here."
Fleury said he spoke to Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon and president of hockey operations George McPhee while in Edmonton, the hub city for the Western Conference playoffs, conference finals and Stanley Cup Final.
"Those talks were OK. It was vague, still," Fleury said. "It's difficult for every team now, working with the [NHL salary cap] that won't move for a few years. Obviously, we're a cap team, so they will have some tough decisions to make. We'll see. Honestly, I don't know. It could happen, but maybe not. That's why they're the boss and they're the ones making the tough decisions."
The salary cap for next season will remain $81.5 million.
The Golden Knights lost the Western Conference Final to the Dallas Stars in five games. Fleury was 3-1-0 with a 2.27 GAA and .910 save percentage in the postseason.
"We don't have those answers for you right now," McCrimmon said Sept. 16 when asked about Vegas' goalie situation. "But [the] first order of business, I think, in many respects, is to sort that out."
Fleury was selected by Vegas in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft after winning the Stanley Cup for the third time with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was 13-7 with a 2.70 GAA, a .909 save percentage and four shutouts in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs to help the Golden Knights advance to the Final, a five-game loss to the Washington Capitals, in their inaugural season.
"I understand the business side of hockey, and that I might have to be moved," Fleury said. "But that's why they (the front office) are the ones making the decisions."
