“You stay positive,” Vanek said. “I’m here to help out these young guys. If they see me pouting around and not smiling, not having fun, then it’s going to have a bad effect on them. I’m a pro. I have to come in here and I know I have to be better.
“Just work each and every day and be positive and hopefully it’s going to come again.”
Thomas Vanek isn’t panicking. He might not be putting up the offensive numbers we’d like to see, but man, he says all the right things and seems likes he’s providing strong leadership in the dressing room.