Would You Rather: Keep Miller Or Vanek?
The Buffalo Sabres have a few big decisions to make this summer. And yes, keeping both or neither is an option, but just for the fun of it, let's just say they had to make a choice - who would you choose?
- Born: 1984/01/19
- Age: 28
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 205
- Seasons: 7
- Place of birth: Vienna, Austria
- Drafted by: the Buffalo Sabres in 2003 (1st round)
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 35 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000-01 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002-03 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004-05 | 74 | 42 | 26 | 68 | -3 | 62 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 271 | |
| 2005-06 | Sabres | 81 | 25 | 23 | 48 | -11 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 204 |
| 2006-07 | Sabres | 82 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 47 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 237 |
| 2007-08 | Sabres | 82 | 36 | 28 | 64 | -5 | 64 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 240 |
| 2008-09 | Sabres | 73 | 40 | 24 | 64 | -1 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 211 |
| 2009-10 | Sabres | 71 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 9 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 182 |
| 2010-11 | Sabres | 80 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 238 |
| 2011-12 | Sabres | 78 | 26 | 35 | 61 | -6 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 204 |
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