Sekera stays in, Lydman out
Despite Toni Lydman's return to health, Sabres coach Lindy Ruff plans to stick with his same defensive pairings tonight when the Panthers visit HSBC Arena.
Ruff wouldn't confirm his choice, but since Toni Lydman and Nathan Paetsch are still on the ice working with backup goalie Patrick Lalime while the rest of the blue-liners have long since showered (and, in some cases, left the building), the lineup is obvious:
Henrik Tallinder-Tyler Myers
Chris Butler-Craig Rivet
Andrej Sekera-Steve Montador
---John Vogl
