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Sabres' Roy looks for way to melt cold streak

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February 1

Buffalo News

"The not-so-subtle hints have been making their way into Lindy Ruff's chats for a couple of weeks. Derek Roy, the Buffalo Sabres' coach said, needs to play better. No one has to tell Roy. He's fully aware. The center enters tonight's game against Pittsburgh in Mellon Arena on another cold streak. Roy has no goals in the last eight games and only one in the last 13 outings. The slump should be over. Roy and Thomas Vanek worked a perfect give-and-go during Friday's 2-1 victory over Boston, with Roy staring at an empty net. He missed. For a guy with a total of 60 goals during the previous two seasons, it was tough to handle. "The other night I missed an empty net, and that doesn't happen," Roy ..."

Sabres fail to cash in on their scoring chances

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November 28

Buffalo News

"Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek and the Buffalo Sabres had their chances. They could be seen shaking their heads on the bench. Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals had their chances. They could be seen hugging, high-fiving and receiving ear-piercing standing ovations from their fans. Any guesses which team ended its winless streak Wednesday night? The Sabres failed to score for the second time this season, and their skid reached four games as the Capitals earned a 2-0 victory in Verizon Center. The Sabres are just 0-3-1 since a three-game winning streak. The Sabres had opportunities to score and get back to the right side of the win-loss ledger. But, as has been the case over the past 11 ..."

Roy's line letting chances go by the boards

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November 5

Buffalo News

"Every game, often more than once, the glorious scoring opportunity arises. Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek create a two-on-one, or Drew Stafford joins them for an even better odd-man rush. And every game, often more than once, the chance fades without a goal. The Buffalo Sabres' most potent scoring line is creating anxious moments for goaltenders on a nightly basis. The goalies, though, get to exhale in relief when no shots come their way. The trio has eight goals this season on, oh, about 200 opportunities. OK, so it's not that many. But they've come away empty way more than they've celebrated. "We could have had eight the other night," Roy said Monday in HSBC Arena. "We hit two posts, missed ..."

Roy's line letting chances go by the boards

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November 3

Buffalo News

"Every game, often more than once, the glorious scoring opportunity arises. Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek create a two-on-one, or Drew Stafford joins them for an even better odd-man rush. And every game, often more than once, the chance fades without a goal. The Buffalo Sabres' most potent scoring line is creating anxious moments for goaltenders on a nightly basis. The goalies, though, get to exhale in relief when no shots come their way. The trio has eight goals this season on, oh, about 200 opportunities. OK, so it's not that many. But they've come away empty way more than they've celebrated. "We could have had eight the other night," Roy said Monday in HSBC Arena. "We hit two posts, missed ..."

Roy to see another side of Ruff at worlds

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April 14

Buffalo News

"Derek Roy insists his relationship with Lindy Ruff is fine. And the Buffalo Sabres' leading scorer said he's looking forward to playing for his coach again when Team Canada heads to the World Championships in Switzerland. Roy led the Sabres in scoring this year with 70 points but took plenty of heat from Ruff late in the season in games and in practices as both he and Thomas Vanek went into scoring slumps. "We definitely get along OK. He just wants some of his top players to do well and he's hard on them so it can reverberate throughout the team," Roy said Monday. "The younger guys can take notice of that and try to work harder. "He's pushing us to be better players and individuals. He ..."