On the RPF side, it's a newer influx of omgcp fans that have latched onto him and spread it around Twitter. Think of freckledbutt and her group, they're the biggest Fleury stans I know.

Generally I think you saw a lot of national media and bloggers/beat writers/hockey twitter fans of other teams who dismissed or derided Fleury because he earned that terrible playoff reputation. The local writers and the team have almost always been on his side, even if the narrative has shifted from "he's flawed but who can replace him?" to "he's an elite goalie and deserves Vezina votes" like it is now.