from Mike Bossy at The Players' Tribune,
Dear 14-year-old Mike,
I write to you today as a 60-year-old man, and I have some news from the future that you probably aren’t going to believe.
There are 30 teams in the NHL in the year 2017, and next season, there’s going to be one in Las Vegas.
Guys don’t smoke cigarettes and drink black coffee at intermission anymore. They drink smoothies and “stretch.”
The going rate for a 50-goal scorer is about $9 million a year.
And fighting is considered a dying art.
I know the last one probably sounds pretty good to you right now. You’re about to experience more than your fair share of violence. In fact, the reason I’m writing to you now is because you’re about to go through one of the toughest times you’ll ever have to face.
I hope you have enjoyed your beautiful nose for the past 14 years, because pretty soon it’s not going to be so straight anymore.
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