Holy crap! 98 saves!

[Triangle_Cat]

Michael Leighton, the guy who is going to replace John Grahme as our backup next season just had a 98 save performance in a 5 (FIVE!) OT game for Albany. Too bad they lost. It was the longest game in AHL history...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Ryan Potulny scored at 2:58 of the fifth overtime to give the Philadelphia Phantoms a 3-2 victory over the Albany River Rats early Friday in the longest game in American Hockey League's 72-year history.


Michael Leighton made 98 saves for the River Rats, and Scott Munroe stopped 65 shots for the Phantoms.


Philadelphia's Jared Ross tied it at 2 at 15:13 of the third period with his second goal of the game. Kiel McLeod scored twice in regulation for Albany.
In the previous longest game in the AHL, Michael Ryder scored at 14:56 of the fourth overtime to give Hamilton a 2-1 victory over Houston in the 2003 Calder Cup finals.

[shinner]

Originally Posted by Triangle_Cat

Michael Leighton, the guy who is going to replace John Grahme as our backup next season just had a 98 save performance in a 5 (FIVE!) OT game for Albany. Too bad they lost. It was the longest game in AHL history...

I'm quite happy with the win....though I didn't get to see the game because I'm too far from Philly and AHL games rarely make it on to DirecTV.

[solorca]

I fully believe that if Michael Leighton would have stayed with the Canes, we would have made the playoffs. Cam Ward was exhausted by the end of the season, and they couldn't give him a rest because they couldn't trust John Grahame.

I think that there is a chance that he will be the future of the team in goal, not Cam Ward.