After the Philadelphia Flyers lost Ray Emery for the season to a possible career ending injury, they picked up goaltender Michael Leighton off the waiver wire. Leighton went 16-5-2 and helped them get back into the Eastern Conference playoff race. Now, Leighton is out for the rest of the season with a high ankle sprain. This leaves the Flyers with Brian Boucher and, well, no one. Our Flyers site, Broad Street Hockey, has this to say about the impending backup situation:
Flyers Goalie Woes Continue: Michael Leighton Out For Season
↵↵Since anybody the Flyers sign would be ineligible to play in the playoffs, there are really only two goalies even worth mentioning: Johan Backlund and Jeremy Duchesne. While it would be nice to sign Manny Fernandez so Boucher can get some rest on back-to-back nights, he hasn’t played all year and is unlikely to be ready to step in at the NHL level. Plus, why sign somebody just to play about 3 games?
↵↵The Flyers have had their fair share of bad luck when it comes to goaltenders, but they have hung through with the 7th spot in the Eastern Conference. The question is whether Boucher can keep them there.
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