An Old Friend Caught Celebrating The Flyers Win

Treason you say?

Mike Richter was caught "vigorously shaking hands and smiling with Snider immediately following Philly’s win."  (courtesy of Philabright) Snider, is Ed Snider, the owner of the Flyers.  Moments after Philly's big win over the Bruins in game 6, CSN cameras panned over to see the reaction of the Flyers' owner, only to see Mike Richter in this joyful exchange with Mr. Snider.

Richter is a native of the Philadelphia area, and he accepted an invitation from Snider or someone in the organization to watch the game in Mr. Snider's box.  Why is this not treason you say?  Richter very well is a Ranger through and through but what do you think he would do if the Flyers won?  Not go up and congratulate the man who invited him up there in the first place?  Heck, I even rooted for a Flyers win because I am one of the people who want to see a 3-0 series comeback in my lifetime.  And since Richter is from PA, he does not violate anything in my book.

So in the hockey words of Dave Thomas during this classic Richter commercial, we can say this is a "nice goal". eh?