I heard rumors I could go in the fourth round, the fifth round. I tried to block it out of my mind. I went in the draft hoping to be drafted, but I wasn't expecting to be. I think I was the only one in Division III who got drafted. For all rookies, the jump from college to the pros is significant.
Players are bigger, stronger and faster.
For Kriewaldt, it was even more pronounced. All 11 guys out there aren't real, super talented. Here, all the guys out there are the best. I noticed it was a lot faster game. The thing that's hardest for me is trying to get to know all the plays.