# What's the deal with Vanek this year

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**Created:** [January 11, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-deal-with-vanek-this-year/41672 "2008-01-11T13:45:40Z")
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### Author: ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-deal-with-vanek-this-year/41672/29 "2008-01-13T09:04:11Z")

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> [@The\_Russian](#):
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> He has a good supporting line he has 2 of the best guys on the team with him, Roy and Maxim, are arguably the best offencsemen on the team consistently.
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> I have been impressed with Pailles and Mairs recent efforts.
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> I played hockey for 15 years, he is out of shape and does those shitty penalties becuase hes out of gas and cant catch them so he resorts to getting a penalty.
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> If you cant catch them, you have to trust that your teammates will.
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> Like my coach always said, you will have a minute maybe 90 second shift, I want you ready to run at full steam for 4 solid minutes.
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> In doing that, we never ran out of juice even at the end of our shift.

It’s a good thing your youth hockey program growing up taught you how to play NHL hockey.

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