With goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury being picked up by the Vegas Golden Knights in their expansion draft, Pittsburgh Penguins young goaltender Matt Murray finally will get a chance of his own. And this chance has been a long time coming.
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I mean, you can say he was already the starter in Pittsburgh last season. He was, in fact, the presumed starter. After winning the Stanley Cup in his first playoffs, he was the number one goalie ahead of Fleury and there was no contest. However, Fleury was still a goalie with starting capabilities.