"Roy is a cancer to Vanek, stop playing them together!"
"He's injured, he's battling through the injuries out there!"
"Ruff is ruining him! He doesn't give him enough ice time!"
Elite players don't slump like this. Elite players don't disappear in the biggest games of the year. You don't win with players that do things like that.
Enough with the excuses. No more, Tom. Man the **** up and play hockey the way we all know you can.
I agree, I used to defend him a lot more than I should have. Especially after he carried us in the beginning of the year. However, elite players need to play better than this. It's unacceptable.
Sometimes it looks like he's playing with a gun shot wound. I was particularly sick when I watched him all but excuse himself from an opposing defense man's path in the o-zone RW corner. All he had to do was stand his ground and keep him to the boards or around the horn. His soft play lead to another goal against.
He's shooting, which I like, but Vanek is not doing all of the little things that makes him a great all around player.
I agree, I used to defend him a lot more than I should have. Especially after he carried us in the beginning of the year. However, elite players need to play better than this. It's unacceptable.
It might be time to get used to the fact that he's not elite.
The problem with this whole team I think stems from lack of leadership. The talent is there we've all seen it. They look like scared mice when the going gets tough. Sure, sometimes they do well and pull through but there's a reason this 'core' hasn't won a playoff series without Drury and Briere. The culture needs to change.
It's hardly that conclusive. You're telling me the entire first half of the season didn't count?
It counts but now counts more... as the highest paid player on the Sabre roster at 7.1 million one would expect some engagement during a late playoff push.
Would anyone consider sitting Vanek for a game and starting Marcus Foligno? It might be a little late in the season to send a message being in a must win situation though.
Would anyone consider sitting Vanek for a game and starting Marcus Foligno? It might be a little late in the season to send a message being in a must win situation though.
I'd sit him for 2 games for this brand of bull-****.
Would anyone consider sitting Vanek for a game and starting Marcus Foligno? It might be a little late in the season to send a message being in a must win situation though.
In the past few games, I think you lose nothing competitively by sitting Vanek. He's just not giving me anything of late. I would be totally in support of Ruff sitting him for a call up right now.
