GLIDERS IMPLODE WITH THIRD PERIOD MELTDOWN
The Atlanta Gliders continue their losing streak, falling to the Rangers Saturday night at the Triada Center, but it wasn’t the team’s disappointing 2-3 loss that has fans talking. It was the Glider-on-Glider fight that broke out late in the third period when forwards Nikita Fedorov and Sebastian “Bash” Kristiansen dropped gloves.
The cause of the fight remains unclear, as does the winner, but both men finished the game in the penalty box with five for fighting. Fedorov was also hit with a two-minute delay of game, which was offset by a two-minute penalty on the Rangers for an illegal check to the head.
With the game tied 2-2 and coincidental minors, the Gliders returned to the ice for a 4-on-4 matchup with forty seconds on the clock, but still couldn’t get it done. The Rangers’ Jack Marsters scored on the breakaway at 19:41, handing the Gliders their fourth loss of the season and cementing their last-place position.
When questioned during the post-game interview, Coach Carlyle had no comment on the fight. Notably, he was not joined by a single member of the team. Captain Knox St. Jameswas unavailable for comment, as were alternate captains Luke Dvorak and Hunter Harding.
Whatever is going on with the Gliders, the organization is keeping a tight lid on it. Only time will tell if this team can keep it together long enough to put a few wins on the board, or if the organization will be forced to head back to the trade market.
Comments (582)
Bruiser1974:You call that a fight?!? My mom hits harder than that.
GlidersGlazer:Damn. I really thought they were going to pull out a W this week.
HockeyGod666:Did you see the shiner on Bash? Didn’t think Fedy had it in him. LFG!!!
ChirpyLilBitch:@hockeygod666 Are you really celebrating our guys beating the shit out of each other? BFFR
HockeyGod666:It’s part of the sport. If you don’t like it, go watch golf.
StnlyTroll:Great, now Kristiansen can’t even fight. The guy is useless.
Chad9856464:Face facts… The Gliders are ??
RinkRat:My beer league has more talent than these assholes, and yet they’re making millions
BigStick825:Just wait until they realize McGinnis is all hype and no substance
NinaB1205:@BigStick825 Get your trolling ass out of here and keep Baby Gliders’ name out of your mouth…
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KNOX
It’sSaturday night and we’re facing the Kings on their home ice. It’s the third in a series of west coast games, and although we arrived Monday, the time change is still screwing with my internal clock.
Road series are always tough, but the guys are grinding, and despite losing to the Sharks on Tuesday, we pulled off a win against the Ducks on Thursday. If we can put up a repeat performance, we’ll earn our first back-to-back wins of the season.
After the shit show last week, we need it more than ever. We’re getting torn apart online and, as predicted, Bash and Fedy have become a meme.
Even so, spirits are high in the locker room. Practices have been solid this week, and thanks to Ava, it feels like things are starting to click. We need the win as much for her as for ourselves.
Seeing her break down last weekend and knowing she feels like she’s not making an impact nearly gutted me.
It’s obvious to anyone watching how hard she’s working and how much she cares. Any lack of results is on us, not her, and Iknow the guys feel the same way. Now it’s time to show her that her efforts weren’t in vain, and that she was right to give us one more chance.
I hadn’t realized how much our poor performance was affecting her, but I should have. Ava hasn’t said it aloud, but she wants to impress her father as much as I do. She’s busting her ass to earn his approval, but Coach is only half the reason we can’t be together. The other half is her job, and it’s more than just the fraternization policy. It’s the fact that her position isn’t permanent.
And any chance of receiving a full-time offer is contingent on performance. Hers and ours.
So win some fucking games already.
It’s easier said than done, but I’m optimistic we just might turn the corner tonight.
It doesn’t hurt that the Kings have also gotten off to a slow start this season. Their record is better than ours, but not by much.