Luce only had 19 Points in his first full year in Western New York (1971-72) but grew that to 43 Points the following year. Over the next five seasons, Luce broke the 50 Point threshold, peaking at 76 in 1974-75. This was also the season where he won the Bill Masterton Trophy and was named to his only All-Star Game.
An excellent penalty killer (he had 25 Short-Handed Goals for Buffalo), Luce was in the top five of Frank J. Selke Trophy voting in the first three seasons of its existence (1977-78 to 1979-80). Luce likely would have won at least one award had it been around earlier.
Luce was traded to Los Angeles in 1981, and he retired not soon after. He left the Sabres with 526 Points, and he later had a productive run as a scout, including many future Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres elected Luce to their Hall of Fame in 1986.
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