Moscow and The Goon Corner

[Grape 872]

While Moscow has had a lot of success through the past couple seasons with their current core, there have been instances of locker room tension boiling over which has directly led to losses, especially in key moments. Moscow has been upset multiple times in the playoffs, and the morale between the players led to those shortcomings. Some players were moved out, hoping to solve the problem, but alas, the losses continue to arrive at the worst possible times. Moscow GM Euron Leonidas @Spartan has concocted an unorthodox solution: The Goon Corner. Euron had taken notice regarding Bocage’s disciplinary action from the league during his issues with gooning on and off the ice. At the time, he thought nothing of it, but as Leonidas put the dots together, he noticed that that season was Bocage’s best in terms of production, and was desperate enough to try anything. The Goon Corner, in essence, is a single corner designated in the locker room walled off, allowing players to be goons in peace, relieving pent up frustration and anger and releasing their emotions in the most primal ways possible. The results out of the gate were outstanding. Bocage used The Goon Corner every single period, and led the league in points for a good while at the beginning of the season, while PIMs are at an all-time low. Many other players were reluctant to use The Goon Corner at first, stating that it was far too uncomfortable to properly relax and expunge the goon inside of them, but as they observed Obuz’s common goon practice, they began to use it, sparingly at first, and slowly but surely warmed up to it. 

Moscow now presents themselves as the top team in the league, beating off competitors left and right. Multiple players on the Menace roster have established themselves as top players in the league, and all use The Goon Corner. What has been observed is a much cleaner, stick-handling focused playstyle from the Moscow roster. While many teams default to their fists to beat off their opponents, the Menace opt to use their hands and sticks instead, showing off elite stick movement and control, launching loads of shots towards their opponents as fast as they come, completely smothering and dominating defenses and filling up the net with bucket loads of pucks.

Other teams have discussed implementing The Goon Corner to their own locker rooms as well, unable to deny the success it has had for Moscow, but none have done so yet. In reality, they’re all waiting with bated breaths, mouths and eyes wide open ready to receive any and all information they can regarding Moscow’s success come playoff time. If Moscow can offload the weight on their shoulders in the postseason and recreate that magic they once showed not too long ago, the validity of The Goon Corner cannot be denied. Of course, if Moscow faulters yet again when the lights begin to shine brighter, then The Goon Corner was nothing more than a farce to allow Bocage to goon in peace without league intervention. Only time will tell, however.

(515 goon words of gooning)

[Spartan 4,763]

...updaters please deny this

[Victor 11,229]

Bolding the key words repeatedly, interesting....