Back in December the flyers didn't think when they picked up Michael Leighton that he would be a crutial part in their run to the Finals. Today the Flyers signed the 29 year old to a 2 year deal.
This deal gives Leighton a shot to grow as a goaltender and get comfortable in one place for the 1st time in his career. The deal is worth $3.1M over the course of 2 years, meaning a 1.5M cap hit each year.
Leighton ended off with a 2.83 GAA and a .905 SV% in 34 games where he also picked up 17 wins and 1 shutout. Michael Leighton's best play may have came when he was thrown into the fire down 3 games to 1 versus Boston, he posted a GAA of 2.46 and a .916 SV% in 14 games where he posted 3 shutouts.
With this signing Philadelphia will go into tomorrow with some different thoughts. Turco and Nabokov both couldn't be signed and neither could Hamhuis. The Flyers may see their goaltending as being okay, and look toward the blueliners or offenders.
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