Will Islanders snatch up Leighton?

Is Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton on his way to Long Island? The New York Islanders have until noon today to claim Leighton off waivers and after watching Rick DiPietro go down with a lower body injury Monday night in a 4-1 win over Calgary they might do just that. The Isles traded backup Dwayne Roloson to the Lightning Saturday night for defenseman Ty Wishart. “I can’t speak for the Islanders, but our intent was to get Michael some playing time, not to lose him,” Flyers assistant GM Barry Hanrahan told me this morning. “Our intent is for him to play for the Phantoms.” Leighton helped lead the Flyers to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, but back surgery on Oct

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