[Phanuthier]

Its not about proving himself to his players, its a believing you aren't a pansy. Somewhat related, a few years ago, I saw Brian Sutter (he had just been fired from the Flames) at the Calgary Stampede and was stuck in traffic. I got to talk to him a bit, and while talking, he noticed the soles of his boots were starting to rip off or something and something was bent. A normal person would probably just get a new pair of shoes, but instead he goes to the back of his truck, digs up a old hammer and starts hammering his boots back together. There was also that story of Darryl taking that puck to the face while coaching, the only reason he didn't stay was cause he didn't want his (grandchildren?) to see.... but wanted to keep doing his job and see it to completion.

Sutter's are tough, in a way not many people understand. I probably wouldn't have got the surgery, but in Darryl's eyes, he saw that he was committed to doing a job and didn't want to let weakness prevent him from it. Probably not the smartest thing, but really tells you the loyalty and seriousness he has to his job... again something I'm not sure that, by comparison, our organization has (for better or for worse, and not a lot of organizations) and its something I would love to see.