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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 29, 2008
Thomas Vanek scored two more goals on Saturday to take over the league lead with 17 on the year.

November 27, 2008
Thomas Vanek, who is tied for the league lead in goals scored, missed Thursday's practice after suffering a minor injury in Wednesday's game, according to the Buffalo News.

November 19, 2008
Thomas Vanek scored two more goals on Wednesday. He also added an assist but the Sabres loss to the Bruins 7-4.

November 15, 2008
Thomas Vanek scored yet another goal on Saturday, bringing him to 13 on the year and putting him back in a tie with Washington's Alexander Semin for leading the league in goals.

November 7, 2008
Thomas Vanek is still on fire, scoring his 12th goal of the year on Friday in just 13 games this season.

November 1, 2008
Thomas Vanek blasted two goals in Saturday's 5-0 win over Washington.

October 23, 2008
Thomas Vanek continued a red hot start to the seson with his eighth goal and third assist as the Sabres beat Minnesota 4-3 on Thursday. He finished with a plus-3 rating.

October 22, 2008
Thomas Vanek scored the winner in the fifth round of a shootout victory over Boston last night.

October 20, 2008
Thomas Vanek has been awarded the First Star of the Week, according to the AP. He has scored a goal in all five games this season, notching seven over the span, to go along with two assists.

October 17, 2008
Thomas Vanek continued his blazing start on Friday night as he scored his league leading sixth goal while dishing out two assists in the Sabres 5-2 victory over the Canucks.

October 15, 2008
Thomas Vanek scored twice, one on the power-play and once while the Sabres were short-handed, in the teams 3-1 victory over the Rangers.

October 10, 2008
Thomas Vanek scored a goal in Friday's close 2-1 win over Montreal. He earned first star honors.

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.

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.

April 1, 2008
Left winger Thomas Vanek scored his 33rd goal of the season in tonightâs 4-3 victory for the Buffalo Sabres, sending the Toronto Maple Leafs to the loss column. Vanek has 61 points on the season and has scored eight points in his last seven games.

March 21, 2008
Thomas Vanek continues to give goalies absolute fits as he scored yet another goal on Friday night for the Sabres. Vanek scored only 13 goals in his first 48 games before going on a complete tear with 19 goals in his last 27 games to reach 30-goals for the second straight season (he has 32).

March 19, 2008
Young winger Thomas Vanek posted goals 29, 30, and 31 on the season by netting a hat trick, all scores coming back-to-back-to-back during a flurry in the third period, helping the Sabres complete a tremendous come-from-behind victory over the Tampa Bay Lightening, 7-4. Vanek is just starting to come into his own as a NHL weapon, but 56 points in just his second season in the league is nothing to take lightly. Tonight is another step in that process.

March 10, 2008
Thomas Vanek scored his 28th goal of the season in a losing effort on Monday night. After last seasons amazing numbers which included 43 goals, 84 points and a +47, this years numbers are a big-time letdown (28g, 53 pts. and a -3). However, Vanek has been white-hot since the all-star break with 15 goals and 22 points in 22 games.

February 23, 2008
Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy, Jochen Hecht and Paul Gaustad all missed practice on Friday, and there's a legitimate concern that they could miss Saturday's game, according to the Buffalo News. "Yes, there is [concern]," coach Lindy Ruff said. "Yes, there is. But well try to address that [this] morning. Yes, there is concern. In all of them. When they miss or theyre going for X-rays, youre concerned with any of them. I wont list any names right now, but we have concern." It would help us out a lot more if Ruff would have said what their respective ailments where. Instead, we probably won't know if any of them will skate tonight until game time.

February 17, 2008
Thomas Vanek scored the Sabres lone goal on Sunday night, his seventh goal in his last six games. Vanek is now up to 22 goals after a terrible start to the season, but he is still almost certain to fall short of last year's total of 43 markers. Almost as bad is his current plus/minus of (-2), a full 49 worse than last years mark (+47). Vanek should be able to be a productive player the rest of the season as he does have five game-winners and 10 power-play goals already, so you might still target him in a potential trade if you need help on the LW.

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