Griffball - glitch or easter egg?

Hey everyone,
I know a lot of people have been talking about gettin out of the map on Griffball and when it first happened to me i was shocked and kinda angry tbh. After learning how to do the trick , i started exploring (in custom game) and found what seems to be an inflated whale or “pool toy” if you will. So during Arena matches Yes its a pain, but is this a glitch or an easter egg ? Thoughts?

The whale is a Forge toy, his name is Timmy. :wink:

Seeing as it’s based on a hockey rink, they should just put the mesh-nets at each end so you can only enter/exit at center ice, if at all.