PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Ed Snider was weakened by cancer, the disease that kept him from his beloved Philadelphia Flyers.

General manager Ron Hextall went to Snider’s home in California in December before a scouting trip, watching what would be their last Flyers game together on TV.

The St. Louis Blues led 3-0 in the second period, souring the mood.

“He looked at me 3-zip and said, ‘We didn’t plan this,'” Hextall said, smiling.

Snider high-fived Hextall, though, when the Flyers scored one goal, then two and three.