The story always revolves around Durden.

It's weird, but I went from excitement to apathy about the S46 SHL Draft. I was super excited to see where I went. I wanted to be a wanted player. I felt wanted from a couple teams, but was passed over again and again in the draft.

As I said before, people were scared. People were afraid to take a shot. People assumed they knew where I wanted to go. People were wrong.

I heard after the draft, "We thought you only wanted to go to Texas and your comments to the media was your way of showcasing that".

Wrong.

Don't get ME wrong, I'm super happy to be back in Texas. But before the draft, I thought it was impossible. Before pick 40, I thought it was impossible. I was completely prepared to suit up for another team, and be a part of their organization.

But, people were scared to take that chance. Feels bad, man. Being taken by no one on the outside. Free falling when you KNOW you're going to build a great player. It's sad. Super sad.