Thomas Vanek

  1. Buffalo Sabres: Thomas Vanek Trade Should Have Team All-in on Youth Movement

    Sunday the Buffalo Sabres said goodbye to arguably their most offensively prolific player since Pat LaFontaine and Alex Mogilny donned the blue and gold. This season has largely been a nightmare for the Sabres...

    Matt Clouden Written by Matt Clouden about 1 month ago 1,593 reads 3 comments

  2. Buffalo Sabres: Analyzing the Thomas Vanek-Matt Moulson Trade

    Trading a star player is never easy for a team or its fanbase. The Buffalo Sabres and its fans learned this last trade deadline when captain Jason Pominville was shipped off to Minnesota for two prospects and two picks...

    Matt Clouden Written by Matt Clouden about 1 month ago 3,678 reads 5 comments

  3. Vanek/Moulson Trade: Sabres Continue to Build Toward Future, 'Suffering' Aside

    Shock waves reverberated through the state of New York on Sunday evening, as news spread that Thomas Vanek had been shipped from Buffalo to Long Island in exchange for Matt Moulson and a pair of picks...

    Dave Emke Written by Dave Emke about 1 month ago 892 reads 2 comments

  4. Will Minnesota Wild Rumors Hurt Thomas Vanek's Trade Value?

    It’s hard to escape the twin impressions that Thomas Vanek is just waiting for his chance to escape from Buffalo, and that his ultimate destination is the Minnesota Wild ...

    Jonathan Willis Written by Jonathan Willis about 1 month ago 10,935 reads 36 comments

  5. Buffalo Sabres: Factors That Will Determine Their Fate This Season

    The Buffalo Sabres' season opens Wednesday night in Detroit against their new division foe, the Red Wings. The Sabres do not find themselves high on many lists to start the season, but there are questions surrounding this Sabres team nonetheless...

    Matt Clouden Written by Matt Clouden about 2 months ago 2,649 reads 1 comments

  6. Buffalo Sabres 2013-14 Preview: Forwards

    Last year, the Buffalo Sabres by no means lit up the scoreboard. Ranking 21st in the league in scoring, the Sabres offense, while at times showing flashes of dominance, was far too inconsistent to allow the Sabres to compete for the playoffs...

    Matt Clouden Written by Matt Clouden about 4 months ago 2,739 reads 7 comments

  7. Debating a Potential New Jersey-Buffalo Trade for Thomas Vanek

    On July 11, Ilya Kovalchuk surprised many in the hockey world by retiring from the New Jersey Devils and walking away from the remainder of his ridiculous 15-year, $100 million contract he signed with them a few seasons ago...

    Matt Clouden Written by Matt Clouden about 5 months ago 5,117 reads 8 comments

  8. Buffalo Sabres: Positives and Negatives of Their Draft Class

    The Buffalo Sabres used all 10 of their draft picks yesterday and acquired another via trade to re-stock their prospect cupboard. While the Sabres' draft has been applauded by many, there still were some negatives at the end of the day...

    Matt Clouden Written by Matt Clouden about 5 months ago 4,742 reads 7 comments

  9. 2013 NHL Offseason Goals: Buffalo Sabres Begin the Rebuild

    After a tumultuous season that saw captain Jason Pominville shipped off to the Minnesota Wild and their defense corps gutted, the Buffalo Sabres are in for a good, old-fashioned rebuild...

    Rob Patterson Written by Rob Patterson about 6 months ago 3,114 reads 26 comments

  10. Thomas Vanek Injury: Updates on Sabres Star's Status

    The Buffalo Sabres are descending toward the bottom of the Eastern Conference and may have just been dealt a crushing blow in Tuesday night's tilt versus the Montreal Canadiens ...

    Tyler Conway Written by Tyler Conway about 9 months ago 166 reads 9 comments

  11. NHL Bubble Teams: Who's in and Who's out in 2013

    Now that each NHL team has played at least twelve games, we are a little over a quarter of the way through the 2013 NHL season...

    Adam Rickert Written by Adam Rickert about 10 months ago 3,230 reads 63 comments

  12. Buffalo Sabres: Bad and Boring to Watch

    Sports are built on competition and entertainment. It would be ideal to have a team that will be entertaining on its way to a victory, but sometimes beauty is sacrificed for wins...

    Andy Lipari Written by Andy Lipari about 10 months ago 1,821 reads 9 comments

  13. Buffalo Sabres' Problem: The Players or Lindy Ruff?

    Lindy Ruff has been behind the bench for the Buffalo Sabres since 1997. The way the Sabres have been playing so far this season has Buffalo wondering if 2013 will be his final season with the team...

    Andy Lipari Written by Andy Lipari about 10 months ago 2,416 reads 16 comments