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 Stars’ Beat Writer Sam Nestler of ALLDLLS

If you are a sports media fan like myself, then you might be following all the progress that ALLCITY Network has made since starting several years ago. AllCITY has branches in Denver, CO, Phoenix, AZ, Philadelphia, PA, Chicago, IL, and now Dallas, TX. It is the last location that is the subject of this article. […]

Filip Chytil skating for the New York Rangers

Opinion: Is Rangers’ Chytil Primed for Big Season on Broadway?

New York Rangers forward Filip Chytil has had a rough go of it over the past few seasons. He has missed a lot of playing time through having four concussions, missed out on playing in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and also missed out on continuing to show both the Rangers and the rest of the […]

Opinion: Rangers’ Lafreniere Must Build on Last Season’s Success

Many expectations come with being a number one overall pick in the NHL. The particular player is expected to come out and produce immediately and be the cornerstone of his franchise for years to come. For an 18-year-old, that is a lot to handle. This was the case for New York Rangers’ forward Alexis Lafreniere. […]

Opinion: Rangers’ Shesterkin Should be Extra Motivated Going into Upcoming Season

The New York Rangers are extremely lucky to have one of the best goaltenders in the league in Igor Shesterkin. Going into his sixth NHL season, Shesterkin, 28 has already done a lot for the Blueshirts. He has taken them to the Eastern Conference Finals in two of the past three seasons, won the Vezina […]

A Look at the Upcoming Season with The Hockey News’ Adam Proteau

With the NHL season upon us, I figured now would be as good a time as ever to check in with one of my favorite hockey writers – Adam Proteau of The Hockey News. Adam was kind enough to take time out of his busy writing schedule to give us his thoughts on the moves […]

Opinion: More Questions Than Answers for the Blueshirts Heading Into Upcoming Season

Despite not winning the Stanley Cup last season, the New York Rangers had what you would call a perfect season. They finished first in the Metropolitan Division, first in the Eastern Conference, and first in the entire NHL in the regular season. While doing so, the team set franchise records in wins (55) and points […]

Opinion: Why Rangers’ Zibanejad Will “Bounce Back” This Season

There is no doubt that the one for one trade that took place back in July 2016 involving the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators ended up being one-sided. In that deal, the Blueshirts traded popular player Derick Brassard to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Mika Zibanejad. At the time of the move, no […]

Rangers’ Long-Time TV Voice Sam Rosen To Retire At the End of the Season

The saying goes that all good things must come to an end. This is especially the case when it comes to New York Rangers Hall of Fame broadcaster Sam Rosen. It was reported by Andrew Marchand and Peter Baugh of The Athletic that the upcoming season would be Rosen’s last in the broadcast booth. This […]

Opinion: It is Now or Never for Rangers’ Kakko

There was a lot of hype surrounding New York Rangers forward Kaapo Kakko when he was taken with the second overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. At the time he was drafted, Kakko, 23, was looked at as a player who had tremendous skill, size, an ability to drive the net, and put […]

Sabres Sign Goaltender Luukkonen to Five-Year Deal

For a long time, both the Buffalo Sabres as a franchise and their fans assumed that Devon Levi was their goaltender of the future. Levi, 25, won the Mike Richter Award twice as college hockey’s top goaltender, looked solid in his first seven career games, and had the makings of a franchise goaltender. Levi is […]