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Getting blood boiling before the holidays

By John Buccigross
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, December 15, 2003

The passion of the fan is the richest natural resource in sport. The interest level and emotion of the fan turns a game into a happening. And if you string together enough happenings you got yourself a billion-dollar industry like the NHL. As I've written before, I believe there are times when players and owners of all sports lose focus on their most precious commodity and friend. The fan. The e-mail bag in this column is my weekly electronic hug to you for creating and maintaining the NHL. And ...

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