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.
Opinion: MacKinnon Is The Engine That Drives that Avalanche
There is no doubt that when it comes to the Colorado Avalanche, Nathan MacKinnon is the engine that drives them year in and year out. MacKinnon’s strong play this season has the Avalanche fourth in the Central Division, in the first wild card spot in the Western Conference, sixth overall in the Western Conference, and […]
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Opinion: Rangers Making Things Interesting
When the New York Rangers were in the thick of things in December, it seemed like the team would never come out of it. They had trouble keeping the puck out of their net, putting the puck in the net, making simple plays, making smart plays, and doing all the little things that are necessary […]
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Opinion: Devils’ Markstrom More Than Getting The Job Done Between the Pipes
After a terrific 2022-23 season, the New Jersey Devils struggled mightily last year due to their goaltending. Jacob Markstrom is changing that narrative. Just look at what the Devils goaltending did last season: In looking at the above, it is clear that the Devils got a lot of inconsistent goaltending and went through way too […]
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Opinion: Has Goaltender Logan Thompson Found a Home with the Capitals?
Not long ago, current Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson thought he had found a home with the Vegas Golden Knights. After getting off to a great start in the 2022-23 season, Thompson, 27, suffered several injuries and, in the process, lost the starting goaltending job to Adin Hill. Hill would go on to help the […]
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Opinion: Washington Capitals Writing Great Story This Season
Going into this season, there was not much to look forward to when it came to the Washington Capitals. The team came into this season on the heels of being swept by the New York Rangers in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs last year, and the only thing that they could look […]
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Opinion: Kings Darcy Kuemper Keeping Things Simple Between the Pipes
If you had goaltender Darcy Kuemper one day winning the Stanley Cup on your bingo card way back when, you were probably one of the very few. Kuemper, 34, accomplished this feat with the Colorado Avalanche back during the 2021-22 season. Despite being average in those Stanley Cup playoffs, he got the job done by […]
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Jonathan Quick Continues to Shine for the Blueshirts
There may be many players who are struggling for the New York Rangers right now, but there is one player on the team doing everything he can to help the Rangers win hockey games. That player is goaltender Jonathan Quick. Quick, 38, continues to be a bright spot on a team that is struggling to […]
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Opinion: Mackenzie Blackwood Being Given Chance to Shine in Colorado
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood may only be 28 years old, but considering how long he has been in the league and what he has gone through injury-wise, it certainly seems like he has been around a lot longer. Despite playing behind some porous hockey clubs and undergoing a lot of different injuries, Blackwood has […]
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Opinion: The New York Rangers Have Officially Hit Rock Bottom
It is not going to be a good holiday season for the New York Rangers. The Rangers were shutout by the New Jersey Devils by a score of 5-0 at the Prudential Center on Monday afternoon, December 23. It was a game that encapsulated their play this season as they were outplayed, broken in each […]
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Checking in With Jonny Lazarus on the Rangers
I am pleased to welcome back Jonny Lazarus, the terrific online hockey personality, writer, analyst, and host. Jonny was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to talk about how poorly the New York Rangers are playing, what teams are surprising everyone, and a little bit about what he is trying to […]
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