It took all the king's horses and all the king's men, plus 35 stitches, to put Modano back together again. Doctors could see Modano's pulse because blood was geysering out of the wound on each beat. If Survivor was that gruesome, it would either get canceled or have the highest rating in the history of television. And there are as many snakes and venomous predators lurking around the NHL as there are in the outback. Just ask Dallas' Richard Matvichuk or any of the other walking wounded in the postseason.
Nobody gets immunity in the postseason.
And Survivor contestents who will tell whatever lie necessary to form alliances and survive for another week aren't in a league by themselves in terms of fib telling. Maybe the flu was in his bones. Apparently, it settled in his back because that's where his pain was. Also, it wouldn't be surprising to hear that the CIA was involved in the coverup of Steve Yzerman's injury in Detroit. But the one thing all hockey fans would love to borrow from the series is the tribal council.