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Ference making progress in return

By Matt Kalman

Monday, September 21, 2009

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Although the Boston Bruins managed to force Carolina to seven games after being down 3-1 in last season's Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series, a lot of their fate was sealed during Game 3 when defenseman Andrew Ference suffered a series ending groin injury. Without Ference, the Bruins' ability to move the puck out of their own end and handle the Hurricanes' forecheck was severely hindered. Through four games and a little more than a week of the '09 preseason, Fer ...

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