Fightin' Fedorov's Fists of Fury?

Perhaps Fedor Fedorov wants to be known as "the tough" Fedorov.

At 6'4" and 230 pounds, the Devils' pivot is a good two inches and 23 pounds bigger than his more celebrated older brother (the two are pictured at right), and he certainly has a bit of fiestiness to him that Sergei hasn't displayed (on the score sheet, at least) since he last dropped the gloves with Kelly Kisio back in 1992.

The younger Fedorov had 117 penalty minutes in 49 games in the RSL last season, at least fifteen of which came as the result of this scrap with former Washington Capitals wannabe pest Darcy Verot (who, to his own discredit, racked up a whopping 511 PIMs in just 43 games), and has already had his first scrap since coming back across the Atlantic, getting into a dust-up with Devils prospect Harry Young (who had 17 fights in the OHL last season) on the fourth day of Jersey's development camp.
Coindicentally, the only entry on Fedor's North American fight card so far is a 2005 AHL bout with current Devil winger and teammate David Clarkson, who had 19 AHL fights that season and 21 NHL tilts in 2007-08.

By now you're probably thinking that Clarkson, Verot and Young are a trio of interesting dance partners for a guy who has had exactly one fighting major in 286 professional games in North America, but here's another name to add to the list of Fedorov foes: Kevin Bieksa. As told by The Two Line Pass:

There's a semi-famous story about how Kevin Bieksa got his job with the Vancouver Canucks. His first training camp, he was a non-roster invitee out of Bowling Green University, and it's meal time.

Bieksa bumps the table Fedorov (the Canucks' third-round pick that year), and things get a little heated. Fedorov, a big kid at 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, asks Bieksa to step outside. Bieksa obliges, then KOs Fedorov with one punch.

Recalled then-Vancouver GM Brian Burke: "The next day, I'm talking to [assistant GM Steve Tambellini], and I guess Bieksa was all worried about it, saying to Tamby, "Oh, geez, I'm all done, Burkie's going to be really pissed, I show up and knock out one of his own guys.' I listen to Tamby and I say, 'Are you kidding me? I love that. Sign him - today!'"

What a heart-warming tale.

So is Fedor Fedorov tough or stupid? I'll let you decide for yourself, but will advise F-Squared to do a little research before he goes out and gets himself hurt. And for the last word, we'll go back to TTLP:

Said Fedorov of his penchant for fighting: "If it happens, it happens," he said. "If it doesn't, it doesn't. I think I can do better things than that."

Yeah, two points in 18 NHL games since 2002 really proves that. Keep fighting, kid, you're only 27.