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Buccigross: Mascots, on-ice freak shows don't work

By John Buccigross
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, August 15, 2005

First, a disclaimer. I don't care how popular the NHL is. My affection for hockey is not determined by the number of people who call the sport a friend. I have listened to the CD "Keep It Together" by Guster 48 out of the last 51 days. I wonder how many copies the album has sold -- 25,000, 50,000, 100,000 records? The fact that an extremely small number of people enjoy Guster doesn't matter to me. The sound lifts me. Just like a certain sport. The NHL is clearly a better game than the NF ...

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