Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi wa27 Gumiguru 2013, Vanek akachinjirwa kuNew York Islanders yaMat Moulson, ane mvumo ya2014
wokutanga-kutenderera wokusarudza uye 2015 wechipiri-kutenderera wokusarudza. 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.