Author: Patrick Hoffman
Patrick covers the NHL for Inside The Rink. He has previously covered the league for The Ultimate Hockey Fan Cave, WTP Sports, Sportsnet.ca, Kukla’s Korner, Spector’s Hockey, NHL Network Radio blog, TheHockeyNews.com, The Fourth Period, Stan Fischler’s “The Fischler Report”, as well as a slew of others.
An Email Interview with Hockey Author, Photographer, Filmmaker, and more – Aaron Bell
While we all love hockey here at Inside the Rink, it is certainly not everything in life. This is especially the case for Aaron Bell. Bell is a five-tool person when it comes to hockey as he is someone who makes hockey videos, writes hockey articles, recently published a book, has his own website, and […]
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Opinion: Why Rangers’ Zibanejad Will Return to Form This Upcoming Season
Last season was a rough one for New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad. For starters, his production was not what it should have been for someone who is being paid to be the team’s number one center. Zibanejad, 32, had 62 points (20 goals and 42 assists) while playing in all 82 games last season. […]
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Opinion: The Oilers Still Have a Goaltending Problem Heading Into the Upcoming Season
There is no doubt that the Oilers have a lot going for them heading into the upcoming season. For starters, they have Connor McDavid. McDavid, 28, is a point-producing machine for the franchise as he scores goals, puts up a lot of assists, contributes on the power play, comes up big in key moments, and […]
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Opinion: Why Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin Will Come Up Big This Upcoming Season
We hate to beat a dead horse here, but the New York Rangers were terrible last season. They missed the Stanley Cup playoffs, were inconsistent all season long, struggled in their own end, and their big-time players were too quiet at crucial times of the season. When you put all of these things together, you […]
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Opinion: Why the Rangers Can Bounce Back in 2025-26
Last season was awful for the New York Rangers in every single way. For starters, they missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2021 shortened season. The team was inconsistent in every area of their game and it ended up dooming them in the long run. Secondly, there was a lot […]
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Talking NHL Offseason with Jonny Lazarus
We are now in the dull days when it comes to the NHL offseason. There have been some small signings and some minor coaching moves, but other than that, things are pretty quiet in the hockey world right now. Given that it is already the middle of July, this should not come as a surprise […]
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Opinion: A Quick Analysis of The New York Rangers
Going into the offseason, it was clear that New York Rangers General Manager Chris Drury had to make a lot tough decisions and changes. After being the best team in the league in the 2023-24 season, the Blueshirts missed the Stanley Cup playoffs in convincing fashion last season. They were inconsistent all year long and […]
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Opinion: Panthers’ Marchand Having Tremendous Postseason
When acquisitions are made specifically to help the team either get to the Stanley Cup playoffs or help a team go deep in the postseason, the move does not always work out. That cannot be said when it comes to the Florida Panthers and Brad Marchand. On March 7, the Panthers acquired Marchand, 37, from […]
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Long-Time Ranger Chris Kreider Traded to the Anaheim Ducks
If you are a New York Rangers fan, Thursday, June 12, will go down as a very sad day for both you and the franchise you root for. Chris Kreider, the team’s longest-tenured player, signed off on a trade to the Anaheim Ducks. According to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, the Blueshirts will receive Ducks […]
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An Email Interview with Online Hockey Personality for Snapback Sports – Tim Kalinowski
There are a lot of great hockey content creators out there. I want to introduce you all to one in this piece. His name is Tim Kalinowski. Kalinowski is an on-air talent and personality for Snapback Sports. Kalinowski attended several memorable hockey games this season and, in typical creator fashion, shared them with hockey and […]
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