When the Rangers went from John Tortorella to Alain Vigneault a few years back, I was a little spooked that certain players may not get a fair shot with new blood. One of those players was Mats Zuccarello. Mats was always under utilized by Torts and at times, it seemed as if he was not going to be a Ranger for long. Luckily, the Rangers kept him around and Zuccarello blossomed under Alain Vigneault’s system and is now a Rangers mainstay.
The same should be done for Vinni Lettieri. I have this strange feeling that the Rangers will let him walk or deal him, and in turn he will blossom somewhere else.