Well they will have given up Moulson and a 1st (likely in 2015) and their second in 2015, for a few months of Vanek in a year when they won't make the playoffs. I don't think the Islanders intentions were to flip Vanek at the trade deadline. So, in hindsight, this deal didn't work out for them very well at all. They could probably get a good return for Vanek at the deadline now, but the Sabres could likely do the same with Moulson. Hard not to say that this backfired on the Isles and that the Sabres walked away looking like they fleeced Snow.
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