Is Flyers Nepotism a Bad Thing?

If there is one thing we can say about Ed Snider, it’s that he really, really loved his hockey team. From the day he helped bring the Philadelphia Flyers into existence, that team was his passion. And he didn’t want his team to stink. No sir. He wanted it to represent Philadelphia and play its guts out. And for over 50 years, the Flyers were one of the premier teams of the NHL.

During that time, one of the things that Snider tried to do was instill an idea of “family” within the Flyers. From the top levels of management to the players, you were part of the family. It was ingrained in you so that you actually gave a damn about the team. The Flyers took care of their players and invested in…