Don Luce Open Thread: Sabres at Senators

My apologies if I end up being too brief, but I am having internet problems today for some reason…

To me, the Sabres are mishandling their roster right now.  Word from John Vogl is that Stafford is out tonight, and with their roster maxed out the Sabres are unable to recall anyone from Portland unless they make a move.  Apparently they won’t be making any moves, meaning that either Andrej Sekera or Steve Montador will be in the lineup at forward tonight.

Carrying eight defensemen on the active roster while keeping just 12 forwards will do that to you.  Yet Nathan Paetsch isn’t the one they are moving to forward tonight, so can someone explain to me why he is still on the roster?  Makes no sense to me…

As for No. 20, Don Luce was always one of my favorites.  He frequently centered a line that had Craig Ramsay at right wing, making a great defensive pairing when shorthanded or at even-strength.

Plus, he had a great ‘fro.

Luce is currently Director of Hockey Development for the Flyers, which was almost enough for me to skip over him and make it the Kai Suikkanen open thread, but I decided to give him a pass since he was the one that got canned by the Sabres.