Brian Boucher

The Flyers, who have earned points in each of their last four games, start a six-game road trip in Toronto. Luke Schenn returns to Toronto to face the team who drafted him.

The Phantoms have been slowly bringing back familiar names and faces to their organization in hopes to rekindle some successful hockey in Upstate New York.

They did so by bringing back 35-year-old AHL and NHL veteran Jonathan Sim. Sim signed a professional tryout contract with the Phantoms.

The Phantoms recently brought back a handful of former Phantoms -- Brian Boucher, David Laliberte, Scott Munroe and Danny Syvret.

In their first move during the free agency period, the Philadelphia Flyers brought back a familiar face to fill their backup goaltender position, signing Michael Leighton to a 1-year, $900k contract. Leighton replaces Sergei Bobrovsky, who was traded from the Flyers to the Columbus Blue Jackets on June 22 in return for three draft picks.

After all that he had been through, Michael Leighton didn’t expect his return to Philadelphia to be anything like it was on Friday.

His tenure in Philadelphia has been nothing short of odd. In 2009, Leighton went from unemployed to starting in the 2010 NHL Winter Classic in Boston and eventually being the savior that led the Flyers to their first Stanley Cup Finals berth since 1997.

Dream situation, right? Little did Leighton know that the already roller coaster ride he was on would continue and that his impact on Philadelphia Flyers hockey would be both glamorous and infamous.

That brings Leighton’s career to Friday night in Philadelphia. Two years removed from playing on the outdoor ice in Boston, Leighton started for the Adirondack Phantoms in the AHL Outdoor Classic in front of 45,653 people.