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Originally Posted by sky04
Vanek isn't even a top-20 forward, 2 week hot streak won't mean much until we can see proven production through a full season. But IdealisticSniper is taking homerism to a new level right now.
That being said Vanek is easily the best player in this deal, but he has absolutely no fit in the Tampa system, our top-6 all have great chemistry with each other and there's no point messing that up right now. Lecavalier is a hard player to gel with and Vanek doesn't seem to have the playstyle that meshes with him either, and having 2 pure snipers on the first line is just not a good idea.
Ryan Miller is the only piece from Buffalo that would be a serious proven upgrade, but at the risk of losing our future star winger and #1 D-man is just not worth it right now. Cory Conacher will be irreplaceable to the lightning in a couple years, bet on it.
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Vanek is one of the best natural goal scorers in the game. Do you realize that he's 7th among all players in goals since the 05/06 season?