‘Vanek had always said publicly that he was going to wait and see what direction the Sabres were going before making a decision. In reality, his conversations with Regier and Terry Pegula made up his mind last summer, “In the summer when I had a meeting here with the Sabres I just asked what direction this team was going and no one really had an answer and that’s when I made up my mind that July 1st is probably a goal of mine.”’