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Posted in NHL on Aug 3rd, 2010
The Philadelphia Flyers had an amazing run through the playoffs and at times got some great goaltending from Brian Boucher and Michael Leighton. But, the bottom line is that they are backups who should not be starting on a team that has a Stanley Cup on the brain. So, one would think that if the [...]
Posted in NHL, Two Teams One Cup on Jun 8th, 2010
The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that Michael Leighton will start Game 6 in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks. “Leighton will start Game 6,” the Flyers tweeted. Leighton has been the starter ever since Brian Boucher went down during the Boston Bruins series. His numbers are filthy, but he is very scary to [...]
Posted in NHL on Jun 7th, 2010
Philadelphia Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette had a short answer this morning when he was asked about his starting goaltender for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks. “I don’t comment on lineups,” Laviolette said. Laviolette said that he’s already made up his mind who his starter will be for Game [...]
Posted in NHL on Jun 3rd, 2010
Many Philadelphia Flyers fans are excited about the play of Michael Leighton in net. Yes, he’s been pretty good, especially when you consider what would be expected out of a guy who was out of the NHL to start the year. But has he really been that good? Or could he be benefitting from a [...]
We just had to keep it going with the Phildadelphia Flyers stuff. You may have noticed the Mike Richards video being posted here. Ron Hextall was a great Flyer at one point. There was a time when he was absolutely unconscious. Is Michael Leighton the next Ron Hextall? Probably not, but he only needs to [...]
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Boucher left the ice 13 days ago with two busted up knees. It was in the middle of Game 5 as the Flyers were desperately trying to come back from a 3-0 series deficit to the Boston Bruins. Boucher was twisted under a pileup that saw him get a Grade 2 [...]
Posted in NHL on May 24th, 2010
A team source tells Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer that the Philadelphia Flyers are interested in re-signing 29-year goalie Michael Leighton. Leighton has been phenomenal since taking over for Brian Boucher in the playoffs. He recorded shutouts in three of the last four games against the Montreal Canadiens. The source said that Leighton, who [...]
As if Ryan Miller didn’t kick enough ass in the Olympics for the United States Olympic hockey team, he kept it going yet again on Friday night as the Buffalo Sabres outlasted the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in overtime. For the Flyers, goalie Michael Leighton was excellent, stopping 32 of 35 shots. But when you are [...]
Posted in NHL on Feb 8th, 2010
The Philadelphia Flyers are going to start Michael Leighton in goal tonight despite the fact that they’ve lost his last two starts. Still, he was pretty good in those starts and it’s not like the Flyers have Pelle Linbergh in his prime sitting on the bench. Tonight, look for the Flyers to take on the [...]
Posted in NHL on Dec 31st, 2009
According to Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News, Michael Leighton will start the Winter Classic on New Year’s Day for the Philadelphia Flyers. “Looks like Leighton will start the Winter Classic for the Flyers at Fenway. Pretty exciting time for him after the events of this month,” Alexander tweets. Leighton has been out of his [...]
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