It was the same old story, 23 year old Derek Miller was late to practice again. He didn't care though since it didn't really matter. The coach knew he would be late and he would give him the same old look, the 'Come on man, you know your better then this.' look. Well he hasn't done better since the back injury he suffered when he was 19 thanks to a cheap hit from behind that nearly ended his career that just started.<br/><br/><br/>Miller was drafted into the NHL in the first round but only spent half of the season with his team before getting hit from behind and was done for the rest of the year. When he returned, he was sent to the minors to try and get his old game back but once it looked like it wouldn't be anytime soon, he was sent down even further. The team spent so much on getting him so they weren't going to just let him go when he still has a chance of getting back to his old self but time was running out.<br/><br/>He walked into the arena and into the locker room where the rest of the team was still getting ready. They didn't say anything as he walked in and went to his spot and sat down. He started to change into his gear for practice. At 6'2", he was taller then most on the team but the tallest on the team was 6'6". His longer and messy brown hair and 5'o clock shadow is what most people noticed first. He sighed, getting his skates on and wondering why he bothered. He was on the forth line and hasn't scored a goal in over a year. He tried but there was so much more in him that he didn't believe was there. Even worse, the team let the fans watch them practice and they all saw him.