Derek Roy to Miss 4-6 Months

by Adam Gretz

Filed under: Sabres, NHL Injuries

The Buffalo Sabres aren't scoring a ton of goals this season, currently ranked 21st in the NHL at 2.54 goals per game. Their offense took a huge hit on Friday when it was announced by general manager Darcy Regier that Derek Roy, the teams leading scorer, will miss four-to-six months after having surgery to repair a torn quad tendon.

In 35 games this season Roy had scored 10 goals to go with 25 assists for a team-best 35 points, leading Thomas Vanek, the team's No. 2 scorer, by 10 points.

Roy left Thursday's game, a 4-3 loss to the Florida Panthers, after recording just 1:54 of ice time. The injury occurred when he was hit by Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov early in the first period.

 

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Source: http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2010/12/24/derek-roy-to-miss-4-6-months/

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