Vanek skating = GT Decision

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

BOSTON, MA - Thomas Vanek is skating at Sabres practice on Wednesday morning. It is unclear if he will be in the lineup for game four of the eastern conference quarterfinal series on Wedesday night.

Head Coach Lindy Ruff says Vanek will be a game time decision.

http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=76216&catid=37

[SkateZilla]

Re: Vanek skating = GT Decision

Down 2-1 in the series with no one else scoring... Umm... the answer is YES!

[RockStar36]

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I read that even though he was skating, it was "gingerly" and he was shaking his head after shooting some pucks.

I wouldn't put money on him being back tonight.

[trapezeus]

Re: Vanek skating = GT Decision

does the nhl not use gross levels of pain medication like the NFL. travis henry would get shot up and ran on broken leg. come on vanek. take the shot

[RockStar36]

Re: Vanek skating = GT Decision

does the nhl not use gross levels of pain medication like the NFL. travis henry would get shot up and ran on broken leg. come on vanek. take the shot

I'm sure there is a huge different between these two scenarios.

[jesseInEA]

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If he can't go I'd rather he just give it another couple days than risk further injury by getting hopped up on painkillers.

[DMBcrew36]

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This is obvious, but...

If this were regular season, Vanek would sit. Given the current situation - you take some painkillers and you play.

I think he will play.

[BlackMetalNinja]

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does the nhl not use gross levels of pain medication like the NFL. travis henry would get shot up and ran on broken leg. come on vanek. take the shot

and impregnate 3 chicks!

[tampabay25690]

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Vanek is not playing tonite....
That is as of the AM skate......
Unless a miracle Vanek will play but the odds are very low from what I was told this am......

Dont know if he will be ready for Fri either.....

[chernobylwraiths]

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Rub some dirt on it!

[DMBcrew36]

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Vanek is not playing tonite....
That is as of the AM skate......
Unless a miracle Vanek will play but the odds are very low from what I was told this am......

Dont know if he will be ready for Fri either.....

Well considering he was wearing a walking boot until practice this morning, it isn't too hard to extrapolate that he most likely will not play.

[DMBcrew36]

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****........ if he's capable of taking warm-up... I have him take warm-up and then decide to scratch him

[tampabay25690]

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Well considering he was wearing a walking boot until practice this morning, it isn't too hard to extrapolate that he most likely will not play.

Just what I knew as of 10 am today..
Not looking good from what I was told...
Will find out some more now IF I can get a hold of my guy...

[DMBcrew36]

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Honestly... if the Sabres or fans need to pin their hopes on one player.. then the Sabres are a pathetic ****ing hockey team.

the Sabres need to man the **** up and stop looking around for someone else to get the job done


Anyways -- since when did Vanek become the 'make or break' guy for us. He has rarely ever before been the sparkplug for this team.

[G Wolly]

Re: Vanek skating = GT Decision

Anyways -- since when did Vanek become the 'make or break' guy for us. He has rarely ever before been the sparkplug for this team.

Since he finally showed up to do his job and scored 5 goals in the last 2 games.

I'm not so sure this is a good idea. It'll be another attack point for Boston to go after and may hurt him in the long run.