-Vintage Canuck- Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Capitals invite Derek Roy to training camp on professional tryout: The Washington Capitals are calling in reinforcements for training camp. Free-agent center Derek Roy has reportedly been invited to attend on a professional tryout, according to Mike Vogl of washingtoncaps.com. Roy, 32, split last season between the Nashville Predators and Edmonton Oilers, recording 12 goals and 20 assists in 72 total games. The invite comes shortly after head coach Barry Trotz said he doesn't anticipate seeing center Nicklas Backstrom - who's recovering from offseason hip surgery - during the preseason, creating a need for an extra body in camp. Last month, Roy's agent said he couldn't believe his client remained unsigned. While this isn't quite what he was after, Roy's one step closer to his next NHL job, whether in Washington or elsewhere, should he put in a good showing at camp. In 738 career games, Roy has recorded 189 goals and 524 points. http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/830270 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 oh him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Sure glad we traded Kevin C and potentially Lehkonen, Baptise, Duclair or Bjorkstrand for him.. Who knows what that 2nd round pick could have been. His 6 points were worth it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Sure glad we traded Kevin C and potentially Lehkonen, Baptise, Duclair or Bjorkstrand for him.. Who knows what that 2nd round pick could have been. His 6 points were worth it though. Yea. Still kinda salty about that trade tbh but it was understandable since we were still a contending team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7Nucks Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Sure glad we traded Kevin C and potentially Lehkonen, Baptise, Duclair or Bjorkstrand for him.. Who knows what that 2nd round pick could have been. His 6 points were worth it though. Still crying about that? Let it go man, let it go. Build a snowman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Sure glad we traded Kevin C and potentially Lehkonen, Baptise, Duclair or Bjorkstrand for him.. Who knows what that 2nd round pick could have been. His 6 points were worth it though. hindsight hindsight oh and more hindsight super easy to say all this now and claim oh i said it back then too(yes i realize you didn't say it in your post but the majority of comebacks are well i knew it was a bad trade at the time cause i know more than nhl gm's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 My favorite part of Derek Roy was that cribs video of his house where he had the weird sex dungeon with all the beds on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazmanian Devil Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 wow didn't know he came out of retirement. Doubt he starts over Grubauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeburn Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Funny how Hodgson and Kassian appear to be forever linked due the Vancouver/Buffalo trade, yet there's next to nuttin' said of how that trade really linked Hodgson and Roy... It was actually Roy's spot in Buffalo that Hodgson took over, and really Hodgson's spot in Vancouver that Roy was brought in to fill eventually. And now here we are with the Preds having walked from Roy and signed Hodgson... Gee, if Hodgson somehow does fail to pick up his socks in Nashville this season, perhaps next summer he'll get a PTO in Washington? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliced Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 An extra body for camp is appropriate expectations for Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 He's got the bull by the horns on a down hill drag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Gillis' last hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Yea. Still kinda salty about that trade tbh but it was understandable since we were still a contending team. Weren't you really happy about the trade when it happened? Changed your name to 'Derek Roy' too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Roy baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownky Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I'm surprised Edmonton didn... Wait no I'm not. Effort just wasn't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 My favorite part of Derek Roy was that cribs video of his house where he had the weird sex dungeon with all the beds on the floor. Same, he was an interesting dude. Here's hoping he catches on with the Caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 One of Gillis' bad trades. Shades of Dave Nonis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I'm so sick of hearing whining over the Roy trade. We were firmly in a playoff spot, and needed help at center. Roy was killing it with Dallas (22 points in 30 games). It was worth a shot, and the price was fair given the circumstances. And crying over the loss of Connauton? Seriously? The guy who was on waivers last year? Understandable though, because Dallas was absolutely stacked on D, right? And boo-hoo, we didn't have the 54th overall pick - we still had probably one of the best drafts in franchise history. I mean, L.A. just gave up McKeown (>>Connauton) and a 1st for Sekera, and were a bubble team at the time, all to not make the playoffs! Lots of teams have given up 1st rounders for rentals and not made it out of the first round. Stop crying over waiver fodder and a late 2nd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 The one... The only... ROY BABY The legend lives on. All the best to him and hope he can crack their roster. ROY BABY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryberg Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I'm so sick of hearing whining over the Roy trade. We were firmly in a playoff spot, and needed help at center. Roy was killing it with Dallas (22 points in 30 games). It was worth a shot, and the price was fair given the circumstances. And crying over the loss of Connauton? Seriously? The guy who was on waivers last year? Understandable though, because Dallas was absolutely stacked on D, right? And boo-hoo, we didn't have the 54th overall pick - we still had probably one of the best drafts in franchise history. I mean, L.A. just gave up McKeown (>>Connauton) and a 1st for Sekera, and were a bubble team at the time, all to not make the playoffs! Lots of teams have given up 1st rounders for rentals and not made it out of the first round. Stop crying over waiver fodder and a late 2nd! But but but we had such a great track record with 2nd round picks! This one surely would have been as good as Ellington, sauve, mallet and rodin! And even though k-con was 12th on our depth chart and needed waivers the following year he would have become the all star he is now. Wait....what? A 2nd round pick isn't garaunteed to be a star? Dallas picked an ahl goalie with that pick? Dallas waved that all star dman because the couldn't even trade him for a late pick? Mind blown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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