Sabres fans jump in as anthem singer's mic craps out during 'O, Canada'

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While it wasn't that long ago that the "Star-Spangled Banner" was getting booed north of the border, here in the US of A, fans are happy to jump in and belt out "O, Canada" when the anthemist's microphone decides it doesn't feel like working.

It's the neighborly thing to do.

On Tuesday night, the Buffalo Sabres welcomed the Boston Bruins to town for Game 5 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series.

Buffalo Sabres fans helped out the anthem singer when her mic stopped working during the playing of "O, Canada." (Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images)

The Sabres came into the night with a 3-1 lead and a chance to close things out, but first, there of course had to be the pregame ceremonies, including the singing of the U.S. and Canadian anthems... even though neither team plays in Canada.

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It's a Sabres' tradition to always play both regardless of the opponent, probably because you can wing a football from Buffalo into Canada if you've got a nice breeze behind you.

So, that's what they did, and right away there was a problem: the mic crapped out several times.

Hey, the Sabres are on the verge of their first playoff series win since the 2007 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Even the microphone is a little anxious.

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Fortunately, the crowd did something very cool and chimed in to help out anthem singer Cami Clune.

Now, we can throw