When I can't find a single star to hang my wish upon, I just move on,

By Anne

Ok, so S(h)ara is reeling from the possbility (read: inevitability) of Soupy's trade to another team in the near future (post All-Star game, but pre-deadline) So, to ease the transition, I'm helping her move on, by coaxing her into developing her love for her new favorite player:

Let's have a photo show, shall we? Each photo shall highlight a different reason to love S(h)ara's new favorite player: Derek Roy

Born May 4, 1983 in Ottawa, Ontario, He won the OHL rookie of the year award in 2000, what a guy!

From an early age, you can clearly see that Mr. Roy has S(h)ara's favorite Sabre written all over him:

He even wore Staffy's number then, how sweet. Look at those early 90's technicolor laser beams! We all had that school picture option, but Roysie's mom was ballsy enough to choose it for her bad-ass son who, clearly, can pull it off.

As little Roysie grew, he changed teams. From whatever random-ass Canadian team he was on in the above picture, to the Canadian World Junior team in 2003, along with once and future teammates, Daniel Pie-YAY and Nathan Paetsch.

So, neither of the other two in the picture are Paetsch or Pie-Yay, but you get the picture. Look how little he is! Look at the curly hair, S(h)ara!

Then, dearest Roysie went on to play for the Kitchener Rangers that year and took home the Memorial Cup as team captain:

Then, he won the Stafford Smythe award for Memorial Cup MVP:

Did Soupy ever do any of those things? Nay, I say, nay. Ok, so he won some other awards...but forget those! They don't matter now!

Then! Joy of joys! Roy of Roys! Dearest Royise was drafted! Ok so he was technically drafted before the WJC and before he won the Memorial Cup, but that doesn't matter in this timeline! Along with linemate Pommerdoodle, Royise was drafted in 2001 by our dear, beloved Buffalo Sabres!.........ok so he played for Rochester for a couple seasons first, but check out that roster photo owwwww!, can anyone say smouldering?

And then, one day, new favorite Sabre Roysie, made his way to the Buffalo Sabres line-up:

Where he has firmly remained, and shall for several more years, where we hope to see more photos like the following:

But hopefully fewer pictures like this:

Here! Learn about his house!

It is well documented that Derek Roy loves small fuzzy animals, helping the elderly cross the street, singing for orphans, and reading storybooks to blind polar bears at the Buffalo zoo. He is currently injured, and out for the near future, but one day soon, Roysie will return to the ice and take his rightful place as S(h)ara's new favorite Sabre.