As of late Wednesday night the news on Flyers goaltender Ray Emery was no different than it was 24 hours earlier when general manager Paul Holmgren said he had not received complete results from an MRI taken Monday on Emery’s left hip. Confused? The Flyers might be as well as they try to determine whether Emery needs surgery to repair what could be a torn labrum in his hip or he would be better off resting the injury and trying to return after the Olympic break. Regardless, it appears the Flyers will stick with Michael Leighton for the final two games of the pre-Olympic schedule, at home against Montreal on Friday night and in Montreal on Saturday. With a 3-2 overtime win against the Devils Wednesday Leighton improved to 12-5-1 since joining the Flyers off the waiver wire in mid-December. His play has helped stamp out rumors that Marty Turco may be a Flyer before Friday’s trade freeze. “I’m not sure how bad (Emery) is hurt and how long it’s going to go on, but it’s got to be frustrating for him because he was playing really good and the team was playing good in front of him,†Leighton said. “I’m really not trying to think about that
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