he recorded his first point back on February 13, recording an assist in a 2–1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. He then scored his first goal back with Carolina on February 27 in a 4–2 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Just under one month later, he had a three-point game on March 17, scoring a goal and two assists in a 7–2 win over the New Jersey Devils. He finished the season with two goals and nine points in 25 games with Carolina. After the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, Vašíček became an unrestricted free agent, where, on August 15, 2007, he signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the New York Islanders. He made his Islanders debut on October 5 and marked the occasion by scoring a goal against Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres in a 6–4 win. Vašíček had his most productive NHL season since 2003–04, as he scored 16 goals and 35 points in 81 games. After the season, Vašíček again became an unrestricted free agent, opting to join Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the newly-formed Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2008–09 season. In 56 games, he had 12 goals and 32 points, helping the team to the KHL playoffs, where in 19 playoff games, he had five goals and 15 points. He returned to Yaroslavl for the 2009–10 season, as Vašíček improved his offensive numbers to 21 goals and 48 points to lead the team in scoring. In 17 playoff games, he had six goals and 13 points. In 2010–11, Vašíček once again improved offensively, scoring 24 goals and 55 points in 54 games, finishing second in team scoring and seventh in KHL scoring. In 18 playoff games, he had a KHL-high 22 points, scoring seven goals and adding 15 assists, though Yaroslavl eventually lost in the Western Conference Finals. Vašíček returned to the club for the 2011–12, however, he died in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash with his teammates on September 7, 2011. International play Vašíček played internationally for the Czech Republic. He played in the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships held in Sweden, scoring a goal and four points in seven games as the Czechs won the gold medal. Vasicek then appeared at the senior level in the 2003 IIHF World Championship in Finland, scoring two assists in nine games as the Czechs finished fourth. The next year, he played in one