Confirmed Signing with Link: [DET] Thomas Vanek (1 year, $2.600M AAV)

[hirawl]

He will score a good amount of points for the money. Too bad the other team is going to score even more.

 

[Sparksrus3]

World premier July 1st 2016.

Lazytown Comes To Hockeytown

Starring Thomas Yawn Vanek.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Good price and term. Low risk.

 

[youvegotit]

I've heard mixed opinions on him.

Recent team's fans... How has he played? Any chance he snags 30G for Detroit again?

He's incredibly frustrating to watch. Can be your best player or your worst. Often times its the latter. Super skilled but quite lazy defensively.

 

[rafterman]

You might be the first person to ever, in the entire history of the world, describe Vanek as a power forward.

In addition to the fact is he's not really a shoot first guy anymore either.

 

[Bookman]

He was a healthy scratch for 2 different coaches last season, and did get bought out. Failed to get 20 goals after getting just 21 the year before. Those are the red flags

I think he got too comfortable, coming home (he lives in Minnesota in the off-season), perhaps a sense of entitlement going.

If there a was a place he could bounce back and play up to his ability, I'd say Detroit would be about the top of the list.

Hope it works out - always liked the guy. Certainly a nice low-risk deal.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

JUST. PLAY. THE. YOUNG. GUYS. HOLLAND.

Jesus Christ. The perfect opportunity to give our cache of prospects some experience (since Holland doesn't do trades) and we get a classic Holland signing.

 

[Syckle78]

Welcome Mr. Vanek to the Kenny holland patchwork first round fodder crapfest on ice.

 

[Steddy33]

Welcome Mr. Vanek to the Kenny holland patchwork first round fodder crapfest on ice.

Also starring Steve Ott!

 

[Not Sure]

Also starring Steve Ott!

Dats is gone and Vanek/Ott co-captained Buffalo into their race to the bottom and drafting Reinhart and eventually Eichel. Coincidence?

Buffalo will give you Moulson and a protected 1st for a soon to be UFA Vanek. What do you say Detroit, don't we all want to go back in time, if even for a moment?

 

[KJoe88]

My hope is that he boosts the pp.

 

[TheRatPoisoner]

I like this.

Hopefully he's good for the Wings.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Just dont ask him to back check or be smart with the puck.....or skate hard. Other than that, he's kind of ok.

 

[Minnesota]

If he stays healthy, he'll put up 40-50 points. He seems to have an issue keeping his intestines from bursting (hernias) though.

As a Wild fan, I can't think of a player that made me more frustrated than Vanek... Some of the bonehead plays he makes left me red in the face.

 

[Cirris]

World premier July 1st 2016.

Lazytown Comes To Hockeytown

Starring Thomas Yawn Vanek.

No, that's not his Nickname. Vanek's nickname was given to him back when he was with the Sabres. It was "Thomas Vanish". Cause he was quite invisible for long stretches.

 

[gwh]

100k over the estimated AAV. Detroit got fleeced.

More seriously, Vanek will do fine if he gets the goal front spot in 1st PP.

 

[gwh]

No, that's not his Nickname. Vanek's nickname was given to him back when he was with the Sabres. It was "Thomas Vanish". Cause he was quite invisible for long stretches.

Prince Valium was used in the other Wild web communities.

 

[A Pointed Stick]

Detroit, I am truly sorry. You went from pursuing Stammer to hiring this.

 

[13to40]

Don't know how I feel about this. If he decides to play he can be a good impact, but at the same time him & now Ott block roster spots for the kids.

 

[FissionFire]

We went from going all in for Stamkos to signing Stephen Weiss part 2 (Nielsen), Todd Bertuzzi part 2 (Vanek), Dan Cleary part 2 (Ott), and paying nearly 4M for a declining 3rd liner in Helm. The faces are different but the same awful team building failed strategy lives on.

 

[boredmale]

We went from going all in for Stamkos to signing Stephen Weiss part 2 (Nielsen)...........

Wasn't Weiss injured when Det signed him? Or at least had an injury filled season, yet Detroit still took a chance? In the case of Nielsen he has had a relatively injury free career and his playing style doesn't lead to injuries. Terrible comparison