Although it seemed Vanek was skating with no discomfort, Ruff said, "A trained eye saw differently. He was getting through practice pretty good but to be fullbore he's a little bit of a long shot. We'll weigh that come tomorrow."
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"The pain is something I can always deal with," Vanek said. "It's about me being smart and not getting it worse. When it happened, obviously I was hoping it was not broken, which it's not. That's a good sign so it's just being smart about it now."
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"I still hope I can play Friday," Vanek said. "Hopefully I wake up tomorrow and feel great. I'm really just taking it day by day. If it's not Friday, hopefully Saturday. Then hopefully the next game if not."
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"The pain is something I can always deal with," Vanek said. "It's about me being smart and not getting it worse. When it happened, obviously I was hoping it was not broken, which it's not. That's a good sign so it's just being smart about it now."
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"I still hope I can play Friday," Vanek said. "Hopefully I wake up tomorrow and feel great. I'm really just taking it day by day. If it's not Friday, hopefully Saturday. Then hopefully the next game if not."
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