Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference will not be fined or suspended for the collision he had with Montreal's Jeff Halpern in last night's game.
No penalty was called on the play when Ference and Halpern collided, and after Thursday's hearing, the league ruled that no further discipline was warranted, either. Ference was not fined or suspended and will be eligible to play in Game 1 against the Flyers.
"When it first happened I wasn't [worried about a suspension]," Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said. "I thought it was just incidental contact, but when I took a closer look at bit I could see where the league's concerns lie. But when you look at the whole play, we turned the puck over at our blue [line], and when that happens the D are supposed to close off the rim around the wall.
"So he was moving that way and what Andy said is that he just saw a player off his shoulder as he was moving, as he was looking up when he saw the turnover," Chiarelli continued. "His motion and the player's motion, they ran into each other."
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