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Thomas Vanek	#26 \| Left Wing \| Buffalo Sabres

Height: 6-2 Weight: 207 Shoots: R Born: January 19, 1984, Graz, Austria

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November 16, 2007
Although Thomas Vanek had five shots in Thursday's loss at Ottawa, he was held without a point for the fifth straight game.

July 6, 2007
The Sabres wasted no time in matching the seven-year, $50 million offer sheet that Thomas Vanek signed with the Oilers on Friday. Buffalo officials matched the offer less than an hour after the Edmonton offer was made public, according to ESPN.com.

July 6, 2007
The Oilers signed restricted free agent Thomas Vanek to a seven-year, $50 million offer sheet on Friday, according to the AP. The Sabres have seven days to match the offer or accept four first-round draft picks as compensation. Vanek scored 43 goals and finished with 84 points last season.

April 27, 2007
Thomas Vanek scored his second consecutive game-winner in Buffalo's 3-2 victory over the Rangers in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Friday night. It was his fifth goal of the playoffs, and third in two games.

April 3, 2007
Thomas Vanek scored his 40th goal of the season in Buffalo's 4-1 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday. He is the first Sabres player to score 40 goals in a season since Miroslav Satan also had 40 in 1998-99.

March 9, 2007
Thomas Vanek is expected to play Friday despite his lower-body injury, The Buffalo News reports. Vanek has been a breakthrough player for the Sabres this year, piling up 34 goals and 30 assists.

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