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Marc-Andre Fleury thanks his crossbar with an affectionate pat

Awwww.

by Patrick Iversen
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Goalies are strange creatures. You sort of have to be in order to willingly let professional athletes fire rubber saucers at you for 90 minutes every night. But sometimes it goes beyond that. Sometimes it extends to personal relationships with their net.

Marc-Andre Fleury exhibited this on Tuesday in Montreal. After the Canadiens fired a shot off the crossbar in the first period, Fleury made sure his little buddy knew how much he appreciated him.

Ew. Go get an equipment room, you two.

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