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Bruins’ Ference to miss Game 6 with unspecified ailment

Boston Bruins v Toronto Maple Leafs - Game Three

TORONTO, CANADA - MAY 6: Andrew Ference #21 of the Boston Bruins battles against Joffrey Lupul #19 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 6, 2013 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

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Boston’s defense corps is taking a hit for tonight’s Game 6 in Toronto.

Bruins coach Claude Julien announced Andrew Ference would miss tonight’s game with an undisclosed ailment and that he didn’t even travel with the team to Toronto. The team says he is day-to-day and Julien says his lineup will be a game-time decision.

With Ference out tonight, look for Julien to possibly split up the pairing of Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg as he did in Game 2 when Ference was suspended. Other lineup issues may force that to happen anyhow.

Making life more difficult is Wade Redden’s status as he may also miss tonight’s game as well. He missed Game 5 with a separate ailment. Redden was optimistic he would play in Game 6, but that will be determined tonight.

Who slots in if they can’t go? CSNNE.com’s Joe Haggerty notes Aaron Johnson was paired up with Johnny Boychuk during the morning skate in place of Ference. Meanwhile, rookie Matt Bartkowski was paired with Adam McQuaid in Redden’s spot. Rookie Dougie Hamilton could/should also figure into possibilities.

The window for the Leafs to force a Game 7 is opening just a bit more with these developments.