In June, the Vegas Golden Knights decided not to issue Patrick a qualifying offer, which made him an unrestricted free agent on July 1st.
While Patrick's playing future is unclear, according to Inside The Rink, he may be available on a professional try-out contract (PTO), with the Edmonton Oilers reportedly interested.
If Patrick is healthy and good to go in the Fall, then there wouldn't be much risk in signing him to a PTO and it's certainly an option for the Vancouver Canucks. But with someone who has an extensive injury history such as Patrick, they'll need to do their due diligence before approaching the Winnipeg native and his camp.
In those 222 career games, Patrick has 77 points (32 goals, 45 assists), 83 penalty minutes and is a minus-36.
