I think we can get a third for his rights.
I have no evidence here, but there are plenty of precedents:
Could have been be a second for his rights, , except for his I want to live in Minnesota where I grew up wife. The family could have an adventure in Montreal for 5 years, living on 7 mill a year, the kids learning french and having a great experience. But likely? No, she couldn't handle it. American hockey wives...
Canadian teams need to factor the American groupie hockey wife problem into every negotiation. It's a true pain in the ass.
You do know that MN is where Vanek lives in the off season, right? And that he has family there, and NONE in Montreal?
I'm sure he 'd be thrilled to give that up, pay WAY higher taxes, have to learn a new language, for a team that is essentially the same as the one in MN, if not worse. And, of course, if he detects any anti- American bias towards his family such as you stated he'd be happy to deal with it for five years, because it's ... Montreal... A place he has no connection to.