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‘A lot harder on me,’ Sutter about facing son

Scott Cruikshank, Calgary Herald, December 6, 2011

Flames bench boss Brent Sutter grinned when asked about coaching tonight against his son Brandon, centre of the Carolina Hurricanes.

“Obviously, he’s excited about being at home, playing at home, playing here in front of friends and family and stuff,” Papa said after this morning’s skate. “But it’s game day and our makeup, our DNA, is that he’s focused in on helping the Carolina Hurricanes as a player and my job here is to help the Calgary Flames as a coach. When the game’s over, it’s over.

“It’s never an easy thing, believe me. And it’s a lot harder on me than it is him. That’s the way it is.

“Like I told him yesterday, I hope he has a great game — as long as we finish one goal ahead of them. Then that’s a good day for me and a (crappy) one for him. And he’s probably feeling the same things. It’s just the way it is when you’re coaching and your son plays in the National Hockey League.”

And what about Connie, the wife and mother — who will she be cheering for this evening?

“I guarantee she’s not cheering for her husband,” laughed Sutter.

Dean
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