(Scene Takes Place In Team locker room, after playoff loss)
*For the third year straight, the Inferno have lost in the first round of the UHL playoffs. Chicago seems to have the worst luck, as every one of those games, they have outshot the opponent drastically. The guys make their way to the locker room in disbelief.*
Chad Fellers: *throws helmet against locker room wall* Thats the third fucking year in a row! All that hard work for nothing!
John Tait: *stares blankly* I guess some things are just not meant to be...
Eric Follman: Don't say that shit man! We will get there soon, and when we do, we're gonna shit that big ass trophy in Victoria Hills face.
Jordan Charles Jr: *sighs* Sureeeee...
Chad Fellers: Guys don't be fucking pessimistic! In this world you'll always have to overcome adversity. Look at all the adversity we've had to deal with. We've had Crooms death, a shitty owner, and now three years of shitty playoff luck. So what? We're just gonna give up? *looks around locker room* Call it quits?.....Do you think this is how Croom would've wanted to see our team right now?....*pauses for a moment to let the team think*...Would he want to see us hanging our heads, and giving up on the Inferno?...I don't think so. He'd want to see us busting our ass, and giving it our all everytime we step out there. And the fans? You think they'd like to see us like this. They're probably as pissed off as we are. They've followed over 90 games the past three years to see us go 0-3 in the playoffs...*another pause*...So let's think about others before we just
give up. *walks out of locker room*
*The team sits there, silent. Chad's speech seems to have hit some of the players hard. Jordan Charles Jr, the youngest player on the team sits there, shedding a quick tear thinking about how Croom would be dissapointed that he nearly gave up on himself. Follman, still angry from the loss, quickly throws his helmet against his locker in anger, than sits quickly, burrying his head in his hands.*
John Tait: He's right. We've gotta keep working to reach that ultimate goal. This offseason, I'm gonna bust my ass harder than I ever have. Those fans out there don't deserve for us to play well all season long, just to lose in the first round.
Jordan Charles Jr: Theres gonna be a lot of shit going down this off season though man. Erics contract is up, we've got a few holes in the roster, and we've gotta find a way to be more clutch down the stretch....Oh, and we've gotta show those fuckers on the other side of town that we're the best team in this city.
John Tait: *smiles faintly* We already know the answer to that one though...