You mean same Vanek who pretty much single-handedly kept offence alive especially in the first part of last season? I remember it was you who were also high about Vanek bringing 1st round pick at TDL.
Yes Parenteau sure is better tank-wise. Neither Vanek or Parenteau shouldn't be an option though.
Yeah it was me. Later I noticed that he was a defensive black hole both for us and for the Panthers.
Vanek's production was good, but when I found those High-Danger scoring chance stats FOR and AGAINST, Vanek was League Worst TOP10 in AGAINST.
Like as a comparison, Connor McDavid was the best in High-Danger chances FOR, and his number was something like 16.xx /60min. When Vanek was on the ice, an average NHL line against him was as good as McDavid's line on Hing-Dangers at last season. That's horrible. Vanek was even worse at Florida than he was for us.
That makes him a negative effect player, which Parenteau isn't even near of on same data.