Penguins sending Fleury back to minors

The Pittsburgh Penguins will send their former No. 1 draft pick back to the minors on Wednesday, and it has nothing to do with the quality of his play or their latest last-place finish.

And, no, it is not Sidney Crosby.

NHL teams rarely make their starting goalies go down to the minors when the season ends, but the Penguins will do that by sending Marc-Andre Fleury - the No. 1 pick in the 2003 draft - to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the team's first AHL playoff game Thursday night.

• Penguins sending Fleury back to minors