‘“The only thing that’s changed is I’ve made a lot more friends over the years,” Vanek said about the number of moves in the last four years. “Buffalo is awesome. I always say it to other people. Before Kyle signed here I talked to him. I said you’re going to love it. It’s a great place. Did I want to leave? No. But again at the time I just didn’t know which direction the franchise was going. I had a few questions. None of them got answered so I guess I was selfish and wanted to move on.’