BUFFALO - OCTOBER 8: Derek Roy #9 of the Buffalo Sabres handles the puck against the Phoenix Coyotes at HSBC Arena on...

...in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Mark Buckner/NHLI via Getty Images) NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 10: Derek Roy #9 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against the Nashville Predators on October 10, 2009 at the...

Ottawa Senators' Daniel Alfredsson (11), of Sweden, is tripped by Buffalo Sabres' Derek Roy during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo...

Ottawa Senators' Daniel Alfredsson (11), of Sweden, is tripped by Buffalo Sabres' Derek Roy during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo...

...hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. New York won 2-1. Sabres Derek Roy, bottom left, and Thomas Vanek, of Austria, skate away. (AP Photo/Don Heupel

BUFFALO, NY - FEBRUARY 15: Derek Roy #9 of the Buffalo Sabres controls the puck in front of Cam Ward #30 of the...

...of Austria, celebrates his hat trick with teammates Ales Kotalik (12), of the Czech Republic, and Derek Roy (9) against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period of the NHL hockey game at...

Buffalo Sabres' Henrik Tallinder (10) and Jason Pominville (29) congratulate Derek Roy on his goal against the New York Islanders during the first period of their NHL hockey...

Buffalo Sabres' Derek Roy skates with the puck against the Pittsburgh Penguins' in the hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, March...

BUFFALO, NY - JANUARY 18: Derek Roy #9 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrates his first period goal against the Atlanta Thrashers on January...

Derek Roy #9 of the Buffalo Sabres skates with puck during a hockey game against the Washington Capitals...

Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas makes a save as Buffalo Sabres' Derek Roy, left, and Drew Stafford look for the rebound during the second period of a hockey game...

UNIONDALE, NY - OCTOBER 6: Derek Roy #9 of the Buffalo Sabres argues a call with referee Dan O'Halloran in a game...

Derek Roy (left) and Maxim Afinogenov have the Sabres soaring

BUFFALO, NY - SEPTEMBER 16: Derek Roy #9 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against Daniel Briere #48 during a team scrimmage after revealing...