I kicked the ball as hard as I could towards Mike. He fumbled it, and it dropped to the ground. All of the players gathered around us cheered, and broke off to go to various places.

"Good game Mikey!" I called, retrieving the ball, and carrying it into the dressing room.

I made my way over to my stall, which was still empty, and opened the locker. I tossed the ball in, and pulled out the flip cam, which I had stowed in the locker.

I turned the camera on, and panned it around the room, showing the dressing room.

"Hey guys!" I began. "I'm in the visitors complex in the Xcel Energy Center right now. We're just getting ready for a practice, and then the game later tonight. It's about 10:30 AM in Minnesota, and the game starts at 7. I'm gonna take you guys on a little tour!"

I showed the dressing room, the gym, the doctors rooms, the coaches rooms, the lounge, the video replay rooms, the meeting rooms, and the trainers rooms. I did a quick skim over everything else, but didn't linger too long.

"Hey Jake! Can we get some time for a meeting here?" It was John Stevens.

"Sorry guys, gotta go. See you later." I turned off the camera, and ran to meet John outside the lounge.

"Thanks." He said. "Let's go in one of the meeting rooms."

I nodded, and followed him into meeting room #4, locking the door behind us.

He sat down, and I sat across the table from him.

"We want you to be an offensive threat." He told me. "Every time that you're out there, we want you to be a threat in the other team's zone."

I nodded, and he continued.

"We want you on the offensive, the power play, the shootout, and everything else like that." He continued. "I'm gonna let Darryl tell you about the lines, but I want you always thinking about the net, and what it's gonna take for you to be there. You can cherry pick a little too."

I nodded, to show that I understood, and he returned the nod, heading for the door. He turned at the door, and I looked up.

"Jake," He said. "You're gonna be our future."