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Mike Reiss ESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 Follow on Twitter FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- This one made me smile, and it's probably because the New England roots run deep. Born here. Grew up here. Rode the wave with my favorite teams here. And still here. There's something special about New England professional sports that make them part of our culture, the passion that the locals have for the teams passed down from generation to generation. So what unfolded Wednesday night was something we're quite used to around these parts -- a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup playoffs between the Boston Bruins and visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. It was an electric atmosphere, and if

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