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A pre-game fight was a rare sight and a nice treat.
This was how I could send a message to my team, to Colorado, to the fans, and to… whoever else.
In reality, I just wanted to punch someone in the face.
So that’s what I did.
I hit Hatch in the face.
He started to drop but caught himself.
He swung back at me.
Now we were fighting.
Throwing heavy and hard punches like crazy.
A full pre-game fight broke out.
Both hockey benches cleared off.
The refs got into the middle of it all and ended up kicking both teams off the ice.
The fans cheered for us andbooed the refs for stopping the fight.
When I walked into the locker room everyone began to applaud for me.
Rome came up to me and punched me in the chest.
“Now that’s how you set the tone!”
“I did not see that coming,” Jago said.
“You took off on us,” Joe said.
“I don’t think this game is going to calm down for a second now,” Sebastian said.
“Good,” I said. “Fuck them.”
That’s when Henry came up to me.
“You okay, Atlas?”
“Just playing the game,” I said. “That’s all, Henry. Just playing the fucking game.”
I pushed by Henry and walked to my locker area.
Coach Denny decided to give a little speech.
He talked about playing hard, rough, yet smart.
He wanted us to make a statement not just with our fists but also with our sticks.
His voice droned on as I sat down and caught myself falling deep into thought again.
Hazel. Our daughter. Boston.Sola Empire.Maybe retiring. But I wasn’t going to retire. But if I wasn’t around for my daughter. For Hazel…
I felt someone hit me with their stick.
