Craig Custance: An interesting player to watch is Detroit Red Wings winger Thomas Vanek. His stock has increased while he's been piling up goals, with five in his last seven games. The Red Wings' win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday followed a nice win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, so they're showing signs of life. Vanek hopes it continues. "I like it here," he said when I asked him Monday about the trade deadline. "I enjoy my time here. I like the guys, my family likes it here. I'm hoping to put a good streak together to get ourselves back in the picture so I can be here.
Morning roundtable: Martin Hanzal, Thomas Vanek among big names in trade deadline power rankings
