 Three months later he was placed on re-entry waivers and after clearing, re-joined the Flyers.Leighton played in two playoff games.After spending the entire 2011–12 season with the Phantoms, Leighton re-signed with the Flyers with a one-year contract on July 1, 2012, and was slotted to serve as Ilya Bryzgalov's back-up.