Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa27 Gumiguru 2013, Vanek akatengeswa kuNew York Islanders nokuda kwaMatt Moulson, a conditional
Sarudzo yokutanga yegore ra2014 uye yokutanga yegore ra2015. Iye pakarepo akabatana nechikwata chepamusoro mutsara pamwe naJohn Tavares naKyle Okposo, iyo Vanek akazoti ndiyo yakanakisa mutsara waakambotamba. Musi waFebruary 4, 2014, Vanek akasimbisa kuti akanga aramba chibvumirano chekuwedzera chibvumirano kubva kune Islanders. Chibvumirano chacho chakanga chiri chemakore manomwe uye $ 50 mamiriyoni, naVanek achitaura kuti Islanders inotamira kuBarclays Center yaiva chimwe chezvikonzero zvake zvikuru zvekusiya chikwata.