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.

Lindgren’s Injury Not As Bad As the Rangers Originally Feared

When New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren left Sunday afternoon’s game against the New York Islanders with an injury to his left leg, many feared the worst. With Jacob Trouba already out, Rangers fans and pundits figured that Lindgren, 26, might miss significant time as the injury looked gruesome. It is not often that Lindgren […]

K’Andre Miller’s Improved Play Providing Big Boost to Rangers’ Defensive Corps

When New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba went down with an injury in early March, the team’s fans were probably nervous. They were probably worried that the team might lose some points in the standings and that their defensive play would suffer. Trouba, 30, is someone who blocks a lot of shots, plays a physical […]

Rangers’ Shesterkin Is OFFICIALLY Back

Going into this season, the New York Rangers and their fans had no reason to worry about their All-Star goaltender Igor Shesterkin. Shesterkin, 28, was coming off another strong season last year and despite losing in seven games in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs to the New Jersey Devils, he was outstanding […]

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Rangers’ Zibanejad Needs to Get In Gear

Over the last several seasons, there has always been one player on the New York Rangers that the team could count on to be their most consistent player. That player was/is Mika Zibanejad. Ever since being traded to the team by the Ottawa Senators back in July 2016, Zibanejad, 30, has done it all for […]

New York Rangers Do The Right Thing By Keeping Kakko

Going into this season’s NHL trade deadline, there was a lot of chatter regarding what players the New York Rangers were looking to acquire. Names like Frank Vatrano, Adam Henrique, Jake Guentzel, Max Pacioretty, and even Mats Zuccarello were tossed around. None of these guys ended up being traded to the Rangers because the players […]

New York Rangers’ Cuylle Excelling on Broadway

Going into training camp, many New York Rangers fans wanted to see Brennan Othmann make the team. Othmann, 21, is a player who has had a lot of success in juniors, with Team Canada, and at every level he has competed at. He is also a player who produces, hustles, goes hard to the net, […]

Rangers and Quick agree to an exrtension

Rangers Extend Quick with One-Year Contract Extension

The New York Rangers sign goalie to an extension.

Artemi Panarin in a New York Rangers jersey

Panarin Has to Raise His Game in the Postseason

When it comes to the New York Rangers this season, Artemi Panarin has done it all for them. For starters, he has had no trouble finding the back of the net. Panarin, 32, currently (As of Thursday, February 29) leads the team with 35 goals, which is a career-high for him. Speaking of putting the […]

Kane is On a Heater for the Red Wings

Coming into this season, no one knew what to expect when it came to Patrick Kane. There were more questions than answers. How was his hip going to respond to the surgery? Could he be an impact player in the NHL this season? What team was he going to sign with? It is safe to […]

Rangers Need to Keep Quick Beyond this Season

During last year’s offseason, the New York Rangers signed several unrestricted free agents, a few of which did not pan out. Guys like Blake Wheeler, Tyler Pitlick, and Nick Bonino did not have much success with the club this season. Wheeler certainly brought a lot of leadership and was very well-liked, but it might be […]