The Nevada Battleborn did not have a particularly good preseason. The Nevada Battleborn have not had a particularly strong start to the regular season. Neither of those facts are deterring Battleborn blueliner Eero Makela, who was recently elected to the team's leadership core.

"People can hate on us, underestimate us, say that we're the worst team in the conference, or the league, or the world. I don't give a ****," Makela said. I believe in the players on this team. I have the backs of each and every one of them, and I know they have mine. Whether we start the season 0 and 3, or 0 and 6, or 0 and 10, I believe in the players on this team, the guys in the room, and the management. I'm ready to run through a brick wall for this logo, and I expect every player in this room to be ready to do the same. We will make the playoffs, we will make a deep run, and we will prove them all wrong."