Well, if we look at the numbers, Brian Boucher had a 9-18-3 record throughout the regular season with a 2.76 GAA and a .899 save percentage, but if we look at what Bouch has done in the postseason, it's equally as muddled.
Boucher in the postseason has a 6-6 record with a 2.47 GAA and a .909 save percentage and a shutout.
Leighton by far has the better numbers in the regular season and postseason. In the regular season, he has a record of 17-9-2 and a 2.8 GAA and a .905 save percentage.
Leighton's numbers in the postseason despite being pulled twice in the Stanley Cup Finals, make him the de-facto choice for Game 6. He has a 8-2 record in the 2010 playoffs since coming in following a injury to Boucher in the Boston Bruins series. Leighton has a 2.34 GAA and a .918 save percentage and three shutouts, all coming against the Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Reportedly, both players weren't told before the press conference who will start Game 6 and hopefully that was not a ploy to try to out maneuver the Chicago Blackhawks because if nether player actually knew who was going to start, then this is a awful way to enter a obvious must-win situation for the Flyers.
I've been a huge fan of the way Peter Laviolette has inspired and motiavted this team since taking over for the fired John Stevens in December, but the one issue I've had with him is the way he's treated the goaltender who got him to the Cup Finals. He's been far too cavalier with the man that helped carry the team to the doorstep of the Flyers first championship since 1975.
"Our goaltender has the best numbers in the playoffs, I didn't think I had to announce it, " Laviolette said earlier today to the press.
After a shaky overall performance from the Flyers in Game 5, I wanted to see a confidence and prepared team enter the Wachovia Center tomorrow night. I hope goalie-gate doesn't affect the way the Flyers come out and respond in the biggest game of the season.
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