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Evening Line- Cam Cole

04/19/2016 at 6:59pm EDT

It will remain one of life’s little mysteries: why it never occurred to the Philadelphia Flyers’ marketing wizards that arming a notoriously unruly fan base with 19,000-plus handheld missiles might not end well.

Add a no-show by the local heroes in a playoff series they already trailed 2-0, and what you got Monday night in Philly was a shower of white plastic light-up bracelets — meant as keepsakes for fans in memory of the Flyers’ late owner, Ed Snider — launched from the stands onto the ice surface.

Mr. Snider might not approve, someone said, but the guy who once signed the Broad Street Bullies’ paycheques would surely understand mayhem.

-Cam Cole of the Vancouver Sune where you can read more on this and other topics...

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