Ed Snider, owner of the Philadelphia Flyers, had a lot to
talk about this weekend when he caught up with reporters. The biggest and most
important announcement in my opinion is that he is now cancer free! What a
relief! Snider, 81, was diagnosed with cancer in May. After chemotherapy and
radiation, he found out on August 13th that he is in remission. He
did not talk much about his health, however. He was eager to talk about his
team and the upcoming season. The Flyers had salary cap restraints this year so
not many moves were made during the past off season. Still, Snider says that he
is “cautiously optimistic” about the 2014-2015 Flyers. That’s nice to hear.
Later in the conversation, he mentioned that he needs to be more patient like
he was when the franchise was starting up. They have a lot of young talented
players. It’s important that they don’t rush these guys into the NHL before
they are ready. They all need time to develop in the AHL. Lastly, Snider spoke
about how him and the team are only looking forward. They will not look back on
mistakes that have been made in the past. Yes, they made some bad trades in the
past few years. The only thing to do now is work with the players that they
have. New head coach, Craig Berube, has his team in the best shape they have
ever been in. I think now all Flyers fans can be “cautiously optimistic.”
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