Flyers

Big Bear Banished

By Kyle Scott

Published: Apr 26th, 2011 · 12:16 PM EDT

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Photo via (@DominicPerilli)

The Flyers career of Michael Leighton is pretty much sunk.

Tonight’s backup for Brian Boucher? Sergei Bobrovsky. That’s slightly surprising, but not shocking. What is shocking, however, is that according to reports, Johan Backlund will be the third-string goalie behind Bob and Bouche

– head asplodes –

Where’s Big Bear? He didn’t practice today.

He has gone from the minor leagues to third-string to backup to starter to ZOMG get away from the team.

I… I don’t even know what to write. I don’t know if I should be happy that Leighton is again out of the picture, or mad about what a debacle this has turned into thanks to Lavs’ disrespect for the goaltenders. I honestly don't know.

Here, just take a look at what we think happened to Leighton.

And to think… he was our Game 6 starter.