| 4/9/2013 7:50:00 PM |
Description: Sabres winger Thomas Vanek (upper-body muscle strain) has missed the last six games but he will return to action Tuesday. | Insight: Vanek last played March 26, when center Jason Pominville was still on the team. Vanek was skating with Tyler Ennis and Drew Stafford in warmups. | | |
| 4/9/2013 4:32:00 PM |
Description: Sabres winger Thomas Vanek (upper-body muscle strain) has missed the last six games but he could be back in action Tuesday. | Insight: However, it's a long shot. It's more likely we will see him back Thursday against Montreal. | | |
| 4/5/2013 10:59:00 AM |
Description: Sabres winger Thomas Vanek (upper-body muscle strain) skated with the team Thursday morning and could play on Friday after missing the past four games. | Insight: He was hot early in the season, but has cooled off. He's still leading the team with 33 points in 29 games, but it's hard to score from the press box. | | |
| 4/2/2013 2:50:00 PM |
Description: Sabres winger Thomas Vanek has an upper-body muscle strain and has been downgraded to out for Tuesday's game against Pittsburgh, despite skating with the team tuesday morning. | Insight: This will make four straight games missed. He was hot early in the season, but has cooled off. He's still leading the team with 33 points in 29 games, but four points in the Sabres' last 11 games isn't making fantasy owners happy. | | |
| 4/1/2013 11:58:00 AM |
Description: Sabres winger Thomas Vanek has an upper-body muscle strain and questionable for Tuesday's game against Pittsburgh. | Insight: Vanek has missed the past three games. He was hot early in the season, but has cooled off. He's still leading the team with 33 points in 29 games, but four points in the Sabres' last 10 games isn't making fantasy owners happy. | | |
| 3/30/2013 11:07:00 AM |
Description: Sabres winger Thomas Vanek has an upper-body muscle strain and is questionable for Saturday's game against Washington. | Insight: Vanek missed a game last week with a hip injury and now he's banged up again. Vanek was hot early in the season, but has cooled off. He's still leading the team with 33 points in 29 games, but five points in the Sabres' last 10 games isn't making fantasy owners happy. | | |
| 3/28/2013 2:08:00 PM |
Description: Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek has an upper-body muscle strain and will miss Thursday's game, the Buffalo News reports. | Insight: Vanek missed a game last week with a hip injury and now he's banged up again. He should only have to miss a game or two. | | |
| 3/27/2013 6:07:00 PM |
Description: Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek has an upper-body muscle strain and is questionable for Thursday, according to the Buffalo News. | Insight: Vanek missed a game last week with a hip injury and now he's banged up again. Check back Thursday to see if he'll be in the lineup. | | |
| 3/23/2013 10:09:00 PM |
Description: Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek returned from a one-game absence and had both of Buffalo's goals Saturday against the Canadiens. | Insight: It's true that 23 of Vanek's 33 points came over his first 11 games but he's still a welcome addition to any fantasy lineup. He has four goals and six points in eight games this month. | | |
| 3/23/2013 10:42:00 AM |
Description: Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek missed Thursday night's tilt against the Maple Leafs, but has been upgraded to probable for Saturday's contest with Montreal. He's still recovering from a lower body injury suffered when he was hit by a shot off the stick of teammate Christian Ehrhoff. | Insight: Vanek (14 goals, 17 assists) was one of the league's hottest earlier in the season, but has just two points in his last five games. Still, fantasy owners need him back on the ice. | | |
| 3/22/2013 9:42:00 AM |
Description: Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek missed Thursday night's tilt against the Maple Leafs. He's still recovering from a lower body injury suffered when he was hit by a shot off the stick of teammate Christian Ehrhoff. The team is hoping he'll do some skating on Friday at practice. | Insight: Vanek (14 goals, 17 assists) was one of the league's hottest earlier in the season, but has just two points in his last five games. | | |
| 3/21/2013 4:15:00 PM |
Description: Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek won't be available for Thursday night's tilt against the Maple Leafs. He's still recovering from a lower body injury. | Insight: Vanek (14 goals, 17 assists) took a shot to the hip Tuesday night against Montreal. We're labeling him as day-to-day until we get an update on his condition. | | |
| 3/20/2013 8:13:00 PM |
Description: Buffalo left wing Thomas Vanek (lower body) didn't skate Wednesday but he hasn't been ruled out for Thursday's game, according to the Buffalo News. | Insight: Vanek left Tuesday's game after being hit by a slapshot from Christian Erhoff. He has 14 goals and 31 points through 27 games, but 23 points came over his first 11 games. | | |
| 3/7/2013 10:40:00 PM |
Description: Buffalo left wing Thomas Vanek scored his first goal since Feb. 17 Thursday against the Devils. | Insight: Regression has been harsh for Vanek, who had 11 goals and 23 points in his first 11 games but just two goals and six points in his last 11. | | |
| 3/5/2013 6:10:00 PM |
Description: Buffalo left wing Thomas Vanek confirmed that he will return to action Tuesday against Carolina after missing two games with an upper-body injury. | Insight: Vanek had 11 goals and 23 points in his first 11 games but he has just one goal and four points over his last nine. | | |
| 3/4/2013 10:33:00 AM |
Description: Buffalo left wing Thomas Vanek missed Saturday's tilt against New Jersey because of an upper body injury and is questionable for Tuesday's game against Carolina. | Insight: Vanek got off to a hot start but he hasn't done much lately. In his last nine games he's scored just once with a -3 rating over that span and now his missed two consecutive games due to injury. | | |
| Cold | 3/2/2013 3:27:00 PM |
Description: Buffalo left wing Thomas Vanek missed Saturday's tilt against New Jersey because of an upper body injury. | Insight: We thought this might be a possibility after Vanek missed practice on Friday. Vanek got off to a hot start but he hasn't done much lately. In his last nine games he's scored just once with a -3 rating over that span. | | |
| 2/26/2013 10:00:00 PM |
Description: Sabres winger Thomas Vanek had two assists in Tuesday's win over Tampa Bay. | Insight: Vanek has predictably slowed after notching 23 points in his first 11 games. He had just two points over his last seven games prior to Tuesday. He'll probably settle in at a 0.90 ppg pace over the final two months. | | |
| Hot | 2/17/2013 6:26:00 PM |
Description: Sabres winger Thomas Vanek snapped a string of three games with no points by scoring a goal and assisting another Sunday against the Penguins. | Insight: Vanek was bound to slow down after notching 23 points over his first 11 games but it doesn't look like he's about to slip to his 2011-12 production (61 points in 78 games) anytime soon. | | |
| Hot | 2/7/2013 10:24:00 PM |
Description: With Buffalo down 4-2 in the third period, Thomas Vanek scored two goals to tie it and then led off the Sabres' shootout lineup with a goal to help Buffalo beat Montreal, 5-4. He finished with eight SOG. | Insight: Vanek's numbers are absurd -- 10 games, 10 goals, 11 assists, 42 shots. Vanek is on pace for 101 points. His career high is 84, and that came in an 82-game season. It's safe to say he won't exactly keep this up but that doesn't mean you should sell him unless it's an offer you can't refuse. | | |
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