Michael Leighton may not be dueling with Sergei Bobrovsky and Ilya Bryzgalov for the starting goaltender position of the Philadelphia Flyer any time soon, but he returns to Philadelphia nonetheless on Friday for the "AHL
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Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov inexplicably left the ice just 6:45 into the third period of the Flyers’ 5-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. According to Dave Isaac of Philly Sports Daily, Byrzgalov initially
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The good news today is that Scott Hartnell appears to be completely healthy following a scare in Detroit last week when he was experiencing an elevated heart rate that wouldn’t slow down. Additionally, Chris Pronger
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**Editor's Note: The Flyers announced on Sunday that they have released Adam Mair and Michael Nylander from their professional tryouts. Mair played in one preseason game but did not play strongly enough to force a
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The roster for the 2011-12 Philadelphia Flyers continues to take form as the deadline for sending qualifying offers to restricted free agents passed at 5:00 PM this evening. Andreas Nodl has been signed to a
Read MoreHaving cleared waivers, goaltender Michael Leighton (1-3-0) has returned to the Adirondack Phantoms. Unfortunately, it comes at the worst possible time, as the farm team is already crowded with goaltenders in need of playing time.
Read MoreI doubt many would have predicted that goaltending would be one of the Flyers’ strengths this season, but it’s true. Rookie Sergei Bobrovsky ranks 3rd in wins, 10th in goals-against-average, and 8th in save percentage
Read MoreAccording to CSNPhilly, veteran forward Bill Guerin has been released by the Flyers. Guerin had been skating with the Flyers and seemed like a lock to make the team prior to the start of training
Read MoreThe news from Flyers brass today is that goaltender Michael Leighton's lower back injury is apparently not that bad. According to Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren, "He’s better today and I think by Thursday he should
Read MoreThe starting goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers this season is 29-year old Michael Leighton. There doesn’t seem to be any question about that, whether or not you agree that he’s a bonafide starter in the
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