PHILADELPHIA -- Down 2-0 in this Eastern Conference first-round series to the Washington Capitals, the Philadelphia Flyers are hoping to feed off their home crowd and the emotion surrounding a pregame ceremony to remember Ed Snider, the team’s owner, who passed away last week. He was 82.
“The last week was a little tough, tough on a lot of people and that includes our organization, everybody that was ever involved with the Flyers, ex-players that had relationships with Mr. Snider,” said Flyers captain Claude Giroux. "It's going to be pretty emotional."
When puck drops for Game 3 Monday night at Wells Fargo Center, the Flyers will attempt to keep their emotions in check.