Sabres match Oilers’ $50M offer to Vanek
July 6, 2007
Losing Chris Drury and Daniel Briere to free agency was bad enough. The Buffalo Sabres weren’t going to let high-scoring youngster Thomas Vanek get away at any price. Without hesitation, the Sabres signed Vanek to a seven-year, $50 million contract Friday, matching the offer the player received from the Edmonton Oilers.
