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As the preseason began, M’Baku Olubori was given a heavy task. After years of playing with league legends like Lord Raiden, Max Manning, as well as up and coming stars like Erik Bergmark, the coaches asked him to mentor the teams young players, centering sophomore Brandon Gilleyes and the team’s sole rookie, Inge Baardsen. Gilleyes had a solid rookie season, mostly playing alongside Matsmith Soderberg-Tremblay and captain Erik Bergmark. With some adjustments across the lineup after a S77 season that fell short of many of the team’s goals, the coaching staff wants to see what he can do alongside another young player in Baardsen. Baku embraces this challenge—at this point in his career, he accepts that he won’t get the elite linemates, and will have to be the play driver on a secondary scoring line. He’s vocal in camp giving some tips to the young wingers as they run through drills and practice within the team’s schemes. Additionally, he shares some advice he learned early on from Cassius Darrow’s summer conditioning camps about being a professional athlete, nutrition, and the like. Chemistry is a huge part of how Baltimore competes, and he knows he’ll have to be the glue while Gilleyes and Baardsen learn how to play together.