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.
What Is Wrong With the Kings?
Just a month or so ago, the Los Angeles Kings were one of the best teams in the NHL. The team was getting timely goal-scoring, playing well defensively, getting great goaltending, and looking like a Cup contender. In all, the Kings looked like one of the toughest teams to beat. It is amazing how quickly […]
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Samsonov Looking Like a Different Goaltender for the Leafs
It is not easy being an NHL goaltender. All eyes are on them. Wins and losses sometimes get pinned on them. A team’s playoff success depends on how they play during the biggest point of the season. Now, take all these things and imagine you are a goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs. This is […]
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Skinner Shining for the Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are playing out of their minds right now. They are currently (As of Wednesday, January 24) on a 14 game winning streak and are doing everything right. Their best players are doing what they are supposed to do, the team is playing the way their head coach, Kris Knoblauch, wants them to play, and […]
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Flames’ Markstrom Having Great Bounce-Back Season
Last season was a tough one for Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom. Markstrom, 33, was coming off a season in which he was a Vezina Trophy finalist as the league’s best goaltender, won 37 games, had a 2.22 goals-against average, posted a .922 save percentage, and had nine shutouts. Because he had such a strong […]
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Rangers’ Trocheck Named To All-Star Game As Injury Replacement
When you look at the New York Rangers this season, there is no doubt that Artemi Panarin has been the team’s best player. He currently (As of Monday, January 22nd) leads the team in goals, assists, and points. You would think that with all of those things, he would be going to the upcoming NHL […]
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Opinion: Who is the Real Igor Shesterkin?
I know that I have defended New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin in this space a lot. In previous posts, I have told Blueshirt fans not to worry about him. In those posts, I point out how Shesterkin, 28, will find his game, how his statistics will still end up being in the top half […]
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An Email Interview with Hockey Researcher Paul Patskou
Sometimes to understand the present and maybe even the future, you have to look back at the past. Someone in hockey that understands that better than anyone is Paul Patskou. Paul is a hockey researcher and archivist that has contributed to many hockey books, videos, documentaries, and more. He was kind enough to take time out […]
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An Email Interview with Inside The Rink Writer Ana Kieu
This is a first for me since writing for this site, but I recently conducted an email interview with one of our writers. Her name is Ana Kieu. She covers the Dallas Stars and writes on other hockey-related topics as well. Ana was kind enough to take some time out of her busy schedule to […]
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Panarin, Trocheck, and Lafreniere Line Driving Blueshirts
Going into the season, the New York Rangers second line was supposed to consist of Artemi Panarin, Filip Chytil, and Alexis Lafreniere. The line got off to a decent start, but on November 2nd, in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Chytil, 24, suffered an upper body in a collision in the first period. He […]
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The Kraken Are On a Heater Right Now
After making the Stanley Cup playoffs last season in only their second year of existence, the Seattle Kraken got off to an awful start this season. They were highly inconsistent in all areas of their game, did not win a lot of hockey games, and they put themselves behind the eight-ball in their division, conference, […]
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