Pittsburgh might be better, sooner than anyone could imagine.
"PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Even the Los Angeles Kings are wondering how much better Marc-Andre Fleury can possibly get if he's already this good at age 18.
Los Angeles spoiled the No. 1 draft pick's otherwise sensational debut with two special teams goals and the injury-thinned Kings beat Fleury's Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 Friday night.
Fleury, the top pick in the June entry draft, couldn't have played much better in his first NHL game, stopping 46 of 48 shots. But the goaltender's talent-depleted team couldn't have played much worse, tying a franchise record with only 11 shots."
If they get any semblence of a team in front of him, they could have a shot at the playoffs next year.