Just because general manager Ron Hextall, whose franchise has many promising prospects who may not be quite NHL-ready, is building toward the future doesn't mean the Flyers won't be a factor in this season's playoff hunt.
That was the sentiment of Ed Snider, the team's longtime chairman, during an interview at his Wells Fargo Center office on Thursday.
"I think Hexy saying he is going to be patient with the kids was misinterpreted that he was being patient with wanting to win," said Snider, 82, and looking trim and tanned. "I don't think we're a patient-type organization that just wants to lay back and maybe not make the playoffs.