THOMAS VANEK RUMORS & GOSSIP

Lindy Ruff is selling it. I'm not buying it. The coach said after today's skate that his forst line left winger and leading goal scorer, Thomas Vanek, will play with line mates other than Roy and Pominville tonight against Dallas. I don't like the idea.

The Buffalo Sabres are surging, and possibly getting one of their top scorers back may help them continue their strong play and prevent the Dallas Stars from winning back-to-back road games for the first time in almost two months. The Sabres may get a lift from Thomas Vanek's expected return when they try to continue their home success against the Stars on Friday night. Buffalo...

Thomas Vanek said yesterday that he is feeling much better than he had been last week.Today, after another practice with his teammates, Vanek said that his upper body injury is healing to the point where he will likely be in the lineup for the Dallas Stars game in Buffalo on Friday night. Vanek skated in place of Paul Gaustad today at practice. Goose was not on the ice, and its not known if...

Thomas Vanek has been Buffalo's best and most consistent soldier this season. Last night, HDTV took a Jochen Hecht bomb to the face. He left the ice for repairs and to attached his U. Minnesota Gopher birdcage to his bucket. He gutted out the end of the game and nearly scored the game tying goal on a penalty shot with 84 ticks left on the clock. To no avail. The Sabres would...

Thomas Vanek, of what can I say about you. You manage to embody the work ethic that I praised Zack Kassian for having, but with the scoring touch to go along with it. He can score and also assist, be it by his earning an assist or just being able to screen the goalie, and making it easier for his teammates to score. Sure, some might say that he is lazy, due to the fact that ALL...

The Buffalo Sabres may be without leading scorer Thomas Vanek for Monday's home game against the Washington Capitals. Vanek is nursing an upper-body injury and will be a game-time decision versus the Capitals (17-14-2). The 27-year-old Austrian did not play in the final period of Thursday’s 3-2 loss at Toronto due to the injury. Vanek has collected 17 goals, 19 assists...

Buffalo Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek missed practice on Monday due to an upper body injury. While Vanek is expected to play against the Northeast Division rival Ottawa Senators, the Sabres elected to call up a pair of players from Rochester of the American Hockey League. Vanek, 27, has a team-leading 17 goals to go along with 17 assists and 30 penalty minutes this season. On...

Buffalo Sabres' leading goal-scorer Thomas Vanek missed practice due to an upper-body injury, leading the team to call up two players from the minors on Monday. Coach Lindy Ruff says Vanek is likely to play at Ottawa on Tuesday. Vanek's 17 goals are tied for sixth in the NHL. He was hurt during an 8-3 loss at Pittsburgh on Saturday. Forwards Derek Whitmore and Marcus Foligno were...

Thomas Vanek Played in his 500th game last night in the National Hockey League, all of them for the Buffalo Sabres. And oh boy, did he celebrate this in style in a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.   Vanek scored two goals, one of which ended up being the game winning goal, and also had two assists, for a four point night overall. For these efforts, he was given the first...

Buffalo Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek left Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers in the second period with a laceration on his face. Vanek went to the locker room and did not return to the contest as the teams started the third period. The Sabres did not release a statement on his condition. The 27-year-old Austrian collected eight goals, seven assists and 10 penalty...