Over the past several games, many people have noticed including pundits, scouts, and fans that former Ranger and Ducks General Manager Pat Verbeek and his staff have been attending several Rangers games as the trade winds continue to swirl around both teams with the NHL trade deadline less than 10 days away.
During the podcast of Forever Blueshirts, it was mentioned that Vatrano will be an unrestricted free agent next year and the team would like to retain some assets rather than lose him for absolutely nothing.
At a $3.65 million cap hit which could be retained through salary retention and the fact that he had scored 26 goals with 45 points this year, Vatrano certainly is an attractive option to the Rangers.
