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Not ready to move on yet

Sports will help Boston approach normalcy, but images of tragedy won't go away

Updated: April 17, 2013, 11:51 AM ET
By Jackie MacMullan | ESPNBoston.com

BOSTON -- The games will begin again, because now, more than ever, what we crave is normalcy.

The Bruins will drop the puck tonight at the Garden against the Buffalo Sabres and we will attempt to discuss in earnest whether Jagr will put the boys over the top, whether Rask can supplant Thomas as a Stanley Cup hero between the pipes, whether Lucic can shake himself out of his agitating funk and hit somebody already (and then score a goal, if you please).

Sports have long been ...

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