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Fractured tibia for Ference

Email|Link|Comments (5) Posted by Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff November 15, 2008 06:27 PM

NEW YORK -- Less than an hour to go before faceoff here, and Peter Chiarelli, the Bruins General Manager, just announced outside the Boston dressing room that defenseman Andrew Ference sustained a fractured tibia (right leg), will undergo surgery Monday for the insertion of a surgical pin, and will be lost to the lineup for up to eight weeks.

''He'll be out a bit,'' said Chiarelli. ''Maybe, collectively the whole year, he's been our best defenseman. He's played a solid game, moving the puck....we will miss him.''

According to Chiarelli, Dr. George Theodore will perform the surgery Monday, inserting a pin to help stabilize the fracture and speed up the healing process.

Initial imaging, said Chiarelli, did not immediately reveal the fracture (a common issue, often related to swelling), but further testing revealed it.

''It's not a displaced fracture,'' said Chiarelli. ''In that way, it's a lot like [Chuck] Kobasew's injury.

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5 comments so far...

That hurts but they are playing a great team game and others will have to step up. You cant expect to go the whole season with no injuries. Lets see how they respond.

Posted by Rob Standley November 15, 08 08:02 PM

Bring up Lashoff?

Posted by Ethan November 15, 08 08:04 PM

i hope peter goes out and finds a veteran insurance policy.somebody who is physical and can move players out of the crease like john erskine for example

Posted by bill November 16, 08 12:35 AM

this is a huge loss... much bigger than it seems at first glance. those are tough shoes to fill the way he was playing this season.

we already have Hnidy playing out of his mind, now someone else has to step up and overperform as well

Posted by mattyw November 16, 08 12:26 PM

Report from Providence:

LAshoff had a great weekend, 5 points Friday night. He seemed to have his tail between his legs (because Hunwick is in Boston maybe?) but really looked sharp this weekend. He should get the call.....still think he is better than Hunwick.

Schaeffer......Boston, pay him NOT to play...God he looks awful, skating around out there like he's trying not to get hurt. Sign another AHL scrub to replace him....schaefer is a waste of time

Posted by Ed the P-Bruins fan November 16, 08 10:25 PM