Given that Emil Karlsson was lucky enough to play some games for the Detroit Falcons at the end of last season as a free agent, his welcome into the locker room as a draftee was a little bit different to everyone else's, but still largely the same. The veterans and returning players on the team made a real effort to make everyone who'd been drafted there feel welcome and organised a few poker nights and the like during training camp to help ease everyone into the team. Disappointingly for Emil however, his games played last season didn't exclude him from taking part in the rookie dinner, where all of the draftees had to pitch in and buy a rather expensive meal for the entire team at one of the priciest restaurants in the city. I won't say how much it cost in total, but all of the rookies were living cheaply for the rest of the week afterwards. Although it was pricey, it was a good bonding experience and it looks like all the rookies have really warmed to the team and the locker room already.