Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Flyers re-signed
goaltender Michael Leighton on Sunday.
Leighton, 31, helped lead the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2010 before
ultimately falling to the Chicago Blackhawks. In 14 playoff games in 2010,
Leighton was 8-3 with a 2.46 goals against average, a .916 save percentage and
three shutouts.
Following the playoff run, the Flyers re-upped Leighton, but he spent most of
the last two seasons playing for the club's AHL affiliate, the Adirondack
Phantoms, where he made an All-Star team in 2012.
The journeyman netminder has appeared with four teams in seven NHL seasons
and owns a 35-40-14 career record, along with a 2.95 GAA and a .902 save
percentage.
The Flyers traded last year's backup, Sergei Bobrovsky, to the Columbus Blue
Jackets on June 22.
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