from the buffalo news:
"I think if we can start the way we started last year and maintain that level, he'll be an elite player," Ruff said. "I'll put him in a position where he'll get the elite ice time, and he's just got to give us the elite play."
The 25-year-old has zero problems with that.
"I'm ready for it," Vanek said. "I'm prepared for it. If it happens, great. If not, you just shut your mouth and keep working hard."
i'd love to see mlb'ers and nfl'ers take this approach as most of the players in the nhl act/play this way.
nba'ers are just a lost cause for the most part.