With the scrimmage done, it seems like we have a little more time than the last couple of days so Brandon Kruse and I will finally hit up the pool for a little bit longer than we had originally hoped. After the scrimmage, our legs are definitely going to need some rest so we'll be staying at the hotel for dinner, no walking around tonight.

One scrimmage out of the way and two more to go, but now it's time for a little relaxation.

Last night was a blast playing NHL on Twitch. There were a lot of fans asking some cool questions and I even had some buddies tagging along with the live stream. I played a game against Nic Hague and we were playing as OHL teams, so I picked the team one of my buddies was on. He was a backup goalie for Hamilton and I put him in. Not sure that was the right call, since I lost, but he was watching so that was pretty awesome.

Just seeing the fan base care about something like that, tagging along on a social media app, that was so cool. I don't think I can emphasize how cool it is to have awesome fans that care what I'm doing, it's never something I've had before. After Twitch, I pretty much went straight to bed. I got back to my room and Cody Glass was already asleep, so that sort of forced me to sleep, but that was good, definitely need a good sleep. And we slept until 6:30 a.m. after a few mornings of 6 a.m., so that was a nice little bit of a sleep in.

It's nice to have that little bit of a routine of getting up around the same time, head in for breakfast and get going.

We had the first practice this morning and it wasn't easy, even with the scrimmage ahead of us. It was actually really high intensity, a lot of one-on-one and two-on-one drills. A lot of speed, speed and flow. I think it really gauged us and got us ready for the speed we'd have to get into for the game this afternoon.

After practice, we had a quick lunch and a couple meetings but we were able to head back to the hotel for a bit and sneak in a quick nap.

After the nap it was game time. We were pretty prepared for the speed of the game from the earlier practice, but during the game if felt like the other team came out a little quicker than us early. In the end though, I think that game could have been 5-5, both teams had a fair amount of chances.

Personally, I could have played better, but could have played worse too. I think I looked fast, which for me is important. That's the biggest part of my game, the speed game, and I definitely felt like I showed that. I had some good chances, but the bounces just didn't work today.

After the game, I had to do some media. I've always been kind of a media guy, but this seems more serious. Even as a little guy, in my basement stick handling around I'd be talking to myself like I was being interviewed. It prepared me in one way and probably makes me insane in another, but I love it. Doing anything for the community, the fans, it's just great. People look at us like we're a little bit elevated, but we're just normal people, kids still. I like getting out there and making people smile.

Hopefully the bounces can go my way a little bit tomorrow so I can smile a little bit bigger than I already am just being in Las Vegas.