Vanek talks Islanders' surge, Sochi Games

Wednesday, 01.08.2014 / 7:20 PM

By NHL.com Staff -  / NHL Live blog

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Vanek talks Islanders' surge, Sochi Games

New York Islanders forward Thomas Vanek joined NHL Live to discuss the recent success of his team and the honor of being named to play for Austria at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

"Expectations are we go there and try to win the gold, obviously," Vanek said. "We're happy to be there … we know we're the big underdog, but it's fun. We have guys who can play. We have to play smart and for us we need good goaltending. If we can get goaltending and get a lot of big saves, you just never know in this game."