October 10, 2008 Thomas Vanek scored a goal in Friday's close 2-1 win over Montreal. He earned first star honors.
Our View:Vanek has scored 105 goals over 246 career games with Buffalo, and looks to remain among the most productive scorers in the Eastern Conference in 2008.
September 21, 2008 Thomas Vanek injured his knee on Friday while undergoing a physical as he suffered a pinched nerve, according to the Buffalo News. No other information is currently available.
Our View:Huh? Hockey is a brutally physical game, but you don't often hear about a guy injuring himself while being weighed and asked to "cough." Vanek shouldn't be out based on the tone of the report, but we will have to wait until we get some more specific information.
April 5, 2008 Thomas Vanek capped of an amazingly strong run to the finish line with a hat-trick on Saturday night against the Bruins. Vanek's numbers, 36 goals and 64 points, are a far cry from what he did last year (43 goals, 84 points), but he really turned his season around after the all-star break scoring an almost unbelievable total of 23 goals in 34 games for the Sabres.
