In the meantime, Drexel Hill native Justin Musciano, who tended goal at Division III Johnson & Wales in Rhode Island, stopped pucks in yesterday morning's optional pregame skate.
Bacashihua, as his name might suggest, has a little more cachet. He was a first-round pick of the Dallas Stars in 2001. Last night marked his first game on an NHL bench since 2007, when he appeared in 19 games with St. Louis.
Both Leighton and Bacashihua would have needed re-entry waivers to make it to the Flyers' roster on a non-emergency basis. But Leighton, the Phantoms' All-Star starter who is in the final year of his 2-year, $3.1 million deal with the Flyers, was not eligible to be recalled on an emergency basis since he spent more than 80 games on an NHL roster over the last 2 years.
The Phantoms were in town yesterday for practice, stopping here on their way to Norfolk, Va., for a weekend set.
And Bacashihua might hang with the Flyers for a little bit. The Flyers could keep him on their roster for the next 29 days as an emergency replacement.
Holmgren said he couldn't rule out Bryzgalov for tomorrow's game against the New York Rangers, though he wanted to keep him quarantined from the team.
"We'll see how he is," Holmgren said of Bryzgalov. "I think I'll certainly have a better idea [this] morning. I'm sure he is [contagious]. Some kind of flu. I think it was important to get him away from everybody else this morning. We'll talk to him later and see how he is doing."
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