You know how one out of every 125 or so NHL fights reminds you, by virtue of their jaw-dropping, scare-the-dog-with-your-shrieks reactions to their violence, of their genuinely frightening, game-altering authenticity? One of those just transpired in Boston, where 6 ‘9, 251-lb. Zdeno Chara made mincemeat of 6 ‘6, 238-lb. Blackhawk David Koci. It was positively a Halloween scene . . . as in straight out of the movie ‘Halloween.’ Splatters of Koci blood — something out of Showtime’s ‘Dexter‘ — filled the center of a faceoff circle. Koci, the game’s announcers just informed, endured a broken nose two games ago. It was harrowing seeing him attempt to cling to Chara’s jersey with his left arm while trying to maintain a safe, face-preserving distance from Chara’s disfiguring blows.
Incredibly, it was Chara’s first fight as a Bruin. As tape of it is watched around the league, you’d think he won’t be on the receiving end of many challenges in the near future.
We will update this file with video just as soon as we locate it.
Update: Thanks to Sig for the pointer to the video.
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What is odd is that NHL Center Ice is providing both the home and away broadcasts (they’re doing that with the Blues and Blue Jackets, too). I’ve never seen that.
Give me some time and I’ll get it off the TiVo and convert it for inclusion of the post. I also recorded both feeds of the fight.
No embed just yet… only a link.
http://twominutesforblogging.blogspot.com/2007/10/zdeno-chara-pounds-david-koci.html
Got it in there. Great fight. Chara apparently had his nose broken by Belak two nights ago. He actually buckles Chara with a right at the same time. It looked like Chara hurt the paw, but was back in the game. Koci returned in the second period as well, this sporting a couple stitches across his nose. Always nice to see a great fight, a little bit of blood (actually a lot bit in this case), and two guys come away with no serious injuries.
Idiot! How in the world can you fight right after you had your nose broken? It’s as dumb as Tinordi picking a fight his second game back from a concussion.
When he got corked early on, he actually (during the fight) stopped to check his nose/face with the hand he had free. That’s one of those “oh crap” moments when you know your not doing so well. That was spooktacular!
Lets go the video tape! Chara’s first fight as a Bruin. September 18 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY6vhcAN0RM
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