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Found 29 days ago on Lord Stanley's Blog:
Maurice stands by decision on Leighton
TEAMS: Carolina Hurricanes,  Philadelphia Flyers
PLAYERS: Michael Leighton,  Cam Ward,  Matt Cullen,  Brandon Sutter,  Eric Staal,  Erik Cole,  Tuomo Ruutu,  Ray Emery
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PHILADELPHIA — It was easy to second-guess the decision, before and after the fact. Canes goaltender Michael Leighton had played in just one game this season and that was Oct. 3, in relief of Cam Ward. His wife, Jennifer, gave birth early Friday morning to a baby daughter. He missed practice Friday and took a commercial flight to Philadelphia Friday evening. A year ago, Leighton started at San Jose and beat the Sharks, and the Canes play the Sharks Sunday at the RBC Center. A year ago, w...
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