Thomas Vanek

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Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward, center, holds the puck on Florida Panthers' Thomas Vanek, of Austria (26) as teammates Brock McGinn (23) and Jaccob Slavin (74) defend during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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Florida Panthers center Jonathan Marchessault (81) is congratulated by teammate Thomas Vanek (26) after Marchessault scored against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

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FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2017, file photo, Detroit Red Wings left wing Thomas Vanek, right, of Austria, celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings in Los Angeles. The struggling Red Wings dealt Vanek to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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Detroit Red Wings forward Thomas Vanek (62) moves in on Buffalo Sabres goalie Anders Nilsson (31) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

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Detroit Red Wings' Thomas Vanek, left, celebrates his goal with teammates Xavier Ouellet, second from left, Frans Nielsen (51) and Andreas Athanasiou (72) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (88), of Russia, makes a blocker save as Detroit Red Wings left wing Thomas Vanek (62), of France, and Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman (6), of Sweden, look for a rebound during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) blocks a shot by Montreal Canadiens left wing Thomas Vanek (20) during the second period in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Anders Lindback (39), of Sweden, cuts back but cannot stop Montreal Canadiens left wing Thomas Vanek (20), of Austria, from scoring during the third period of Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)