Marc-Andre Fleury's agent, Allan Walsh, tweeted a photo Saturday of his client being stabbed in the back by a sword inscribed with Vegas Golden Knights head coach Peter DeBoer's name.

Walsh is apparently not happy the team relegated Fleury to backup duties (he's started two of Vegas' eight playoff games) in favor of trade-deadline acquisition Robin Lehner.

Fleury faced the music regarding the since-deleted tweet Sunday, and he declined questions about whether he had prior knowledge that Walsh would post the photo, according to the Las Vegas Sun's Justin Emerson.

"I really appreciated (Walsh’s) passion for the game that he has, and this was a way to defend me in this situation," Fleury said. "I’m here to win with my team, to have success. That’s what matters. I asked him to take that picture down."

Fleury also reiterated that he and Lehner have a good relationship.

"We all want to win, that's why we're here," Fleury added. "I really like Robin. We have a good friendship, and I think he's a really good goalie also. There are no hard feelings."

Vegas expects Lehner to start Game 1 against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.

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