from Michael Russo of Russo's Rants,

On Vanek, I wrote my notebook on him in yesterday’s paper, but he talked again today and said, “I’m not going to lie. Obviously I’m not happy about it. It is what it is. It’s a team sport, guys are going to be in and out and I’m not going to [whine] and complain about it.”

He said he’d just work hard and wait for his chance to get back in. He said he’d skate hard in the morning skates and hopefully it translates into scoring goals in games once he gets back in.

“He’s got his guys he trusts, so I think once I get back in there, just to play well and that’s about it. That’s all I can control,” Vanek said of John Torchetti.

Personally, I think this has nothing to do with guys Torchetti trusts. It’s that Torchetti trusts the fact that the Chris Porters and Jordan Schroeders will play hard, be on the right side of the puck and not throw pucks away.

This has nothing to do with goal scoring and the fact Vanek’s in a slump. Zach Parise’s in a slump, too, but his work ethic doesn’t wane.

Vanek said he figured he was in trouble after the Jersey game.

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