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Ed Snider Showed Up at Practice Today to Choke the Flyers with His Meddling Hands
By Kyle Scott
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Ed Snider stopped by Flyers practice and spoke to the media today, because what the Flyers need right now is Snider getting involved in this mess.
On the boos:
“When they’re booing like they were last night, to me it’s very disconcerting, but I understand them and I don’t blame them. The effort was pathetic. We were losing all the battles along the boards. We can’t continue to be a team that can’t score, and if we can’t score, we can at least win the battles along the boards.”
Yes, because winning battles along the boards and pushing other teams around will win you games. You need to score, Ed. There’s actually no other way to win games than by scoring. You can win every battle, but when you jettison half your offensive output over the course of three years and replace it with unproven youngsters and grit guys, this is what happens. Two goals in four games happens. 1.47 goals per game happens.
On booing Paul Holmgren:
“Well, I mean it’s upsetting, obviously. But Paul understands it, as I think he said to the press after it happened. Next they’ll be calling for my head and I don’t blame them.”
Well then, don’t blame us, Ed, because THEY ARE CALLING FOR YOUR HEAD. THEY ARE! Go outside, open up the window, stick your head out and… listen. Everyone thinks you’re off your rocker. You’re one more wacky press conference away from being Al Davis. There’s a very real possibility that you’re going to fire two coaches and one GM in the same season. You’re paying $23 million to your former goaltender so he can take his friends out for breakfast. Your young core is in LA, winning Stanley Cups. That goalie you always wanted? He won a Vezina… in Columbus. All this because, two years ago, your team got bounced in the second round of the playoffs (by the eventual Stanley Cup champions) a year after playing to Game 6 of the Finals– ever think that, as a group, they were just exhausted from playing 200 hockey games in a year and a half? You needed to blow it up. You wanted to blow it up. You blew it up and now you suck. You’ve got to be more patient, play the long game. You think I would just change my logo on a whim and replace it with something that everybody universally hates? Of course not! You can’t do that with your hockey team, either. You can’t just trade everybody because “you didn’t win the Cup that one year after you almost won it.” You’re silly. Just step away and remove your hands from the team. Please.
Video after the jump.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.