Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers won't receive further discipline for his dangerous hit on Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia on Thursday, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Friday.

The hit occurred toward the end of the third period during the Canucks' 7-3 blowout loss. Myers was assessed a match penalty, and Armia was diagnosed with a concussion.

Canadiens head coach Claude Julien addressed the hit postgame, saying he didn't like it, but the referees handled it well.

"I didn't like the hit from Myers. He (Armia) didn't see him coming," Julien said, according to Sportsnet's Eric Engels. "It's an elbow sthat seemed high. I think the refs reacted well giving him a five-minute penalty."

"But I didn't like the hit - especially with 2:28 to go in a 6-3 game," he continued. ... Was it necessary? We're trying to clean these types of hits out of the NHL, so we'll wait and see how they'll deal with it."

The Canadiens and Canucks will play again for the third straight time on Saturday.

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