I remember Paetsch playing well two years ago, but his game was incredibly sloppy this season. In just 11 games, he's racked up a negative 5 in the plus/minus. A lot of that was the direct result of bad giveaways in the defensive zone, a couple of times right in front of the net. And I agree, Butler shouldn't be up in Buffalo if our defense is at full strength. Once Rivet returns, he'll be headed back to the Pirates. But in terms of being a stop-gap defenseman, I just wonder why it took us 32 games to decide to give him a shot, as I've heard he's been considered NHL-ready for quite a bit now.