Ed Snider: He made us winners

Something will happen tonight in South Philly that has never happened before in Philly sports history.

No, hopefully not another 110-foot goal surrendered by Steve Mason.

The Flyers will play a game in the house he built without Ed Snider as their leader.

It will undoubtedly be an emotional evening as the Flyers look to dig out of a 2-0 hole in their playoff series against the Washington Capitals.

I used my weekly print column today to talk about Snider. For me this one was pretty simple. In '73-'74 I was a freshman in college.

All I had ever known in a lifetime of passionate rooting for Philly sports teams is the agony of defeat.

Snider and the Flyers changed all that.

He made us winners.

Read the column here.

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