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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 ..."