Tomas Kopecky vs Francois Beauchemin

Knockdown but no TKO. Sorry guys but this is the best that Detroit has to offer. I'm embarrassed. My god, how many beatings does it take for mgt to wake up and say wow we could use Darren or Aaron so this quits happening. I guess they are waiting for one of them to hit the ICU first.

Beauchemin is definitely a tough mother. I gave him the obvious win, and I called it a 6. It was an exciting fight for how short it was, he really chucked them, but it seemed like most of his punches were glancing, from what I saw anyways... obviously if I were Kopecky's face I'd have a much better idea. And I agree with another poster, Kopecky really shouldn't have dropped his mitts for any reason there, unless he knew for a fact he was going to win that, and from an edumacated guess such as my own, that wasn't going to happen.

McBJ! What are you doing here sister? Flyers or Islanders aren't around, I'm actually surprised to see you comment. But weak wings? Wow you are really losing it lately. For someone as obviously astute and witty as you are, I guess "weak wings" just catches me a little off guard. I know you can do better than that girlfriend, I have faith.

Ouch! Kopecky started something with the wrong player, and should have at least read the uniform in front of him: DUCK!

FB beat Kopecky down pretty badly here.

When has FB been a "cheap shot artist"? This isn't Pronger we're talking about here. Was it when FB handed Iginla his ass a few years back in the playoffs? This dude doesn't fight much, but when he does it's usually lids off and entertaining.

Whoever voted for TK for his outstanding portrayal of a speed bag needs to be banished to imaloserbandwagonhomer.com forever.

Easy win for big B. But that was not what this was all about. Ducks were down by far, so maybe it didnt matter that much. But kind of stupid anyways. B. was gone for 5 minutes, and there was no message sent. K. cant fight and the momentum of that win wont be carried over into the next game.

I have to admit Pink Wings are the biggest ***** face team on the planet ...go ducks!!!

How on earth could anyone vote for Kopecky? Even if you are a Wings fan how could you not see that Kopecky got his clock cleaned here?

Penalties should have been announced 5 min for Beauchemin for throwin' a beat down and 5 min for Kopecky for gettin' mopped up.

Clear win for Beauchemin.

Kopecky got pumped

Kopecky may have got his bell rung but he did take Beauchemin off the ice during a critical time in the game which hurt them especially with James Wisniewski out.

Awsesome!!!!! Beauchemin broke that Wings face!!!! GO DUCKS!!!!!!!!!

His face got ****ed up

From the associated press:

initial indications on Kopecky's condition were "not good" and "it appears he'll need surgery" but the team is waiting for a final report.

To tank10 and tattooedkingpin:That was a smart move by kopecky????The momentum could switch to anheim cause of his stupid girlygirl ´fight´...you have no idea of hockey.the only smart thing is that a ***** wing gets pummeld.oh man could watch it all day long.

Jerome Iginla called Kopecky after this fight to ask him what the F&%^^ he was thinking.

Just read on espn.com that Kopecky will need surgery for "facial injuries" suffered in this fight. A broken orbital?- Must have been that last or third to last punch. Slovakians are usually just about the toughest Europeans but they are mostly no match for North Americans. I think it's the soccer they play that fails to develop good upper-body strength. Somebody needs to tell that kid to keep his hands up. He was standing up to the bully and gets some props for heart. Beau, though.