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.
Bobrovsky’s Strong Play Bodes Well for The Future
When the Florida Panthers signed then-unrestricted free agent goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to a seven-year, $70 million contract on the first day of free agency in 2019, a lot was expected of the man they call Bob. Before joining the Panthers, Bobrovsky, 34, was considered an all-world goaltender. He won the Vezina Trophy in 2013 and […]
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Lafreniere Disappointing on Broadway with the Blueshirts
When the New York Rangers won the NHL Draft Lottery in 2020, the franchise and its fans were ecstatic. The consensus number one overall pick was Alexis Lafreniere, who the Rangers went ahead and took with that pick. At that time, Lafreniere appeared to be a player with unlimited potential. From the 2017-18 season through […]
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Blues’ Binnington Needs to Turn Back the Clock Next Season
This season was a house of horrors for St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington. For starters, his statistics were dreadful. Binnington, 29, finished the regular season at 27-27-0-6 with a 3.31 goals-against average, a .894 save percentage, and two shutouts. Binnington’s 3.31 goals-against average was 39th out of 52 goaltenders who played in at least 25 […]
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Poor Goaltending Sinks Oilers Once Again
It is always the same story, different day for the Edmonton Oilers. Led by generational talents and superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the Oilers had a great regular season and looked like Stanley Cup contenders. The team scores a lot of goals, plays good enough defense, and gets the goaltending they need in order […]
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Hurricanes Doing All The Right Things
Winning in the Stanley Cup playoffs is one of the hardest things to do in professional sports. A lot of blood, sweat, tears, sacrifice, and so much more goes into winning a game at this time of the year. That is why it is considered an honor in the NHL to be one of the […]
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The Devils Have Nothing to Frown About
After beating the New York Rangers in seven games in an intense first-round series, the New Jersey Devils did not have enough energy to beat the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round. On Thursday night, May 11th, the Hurricanes knocked the Devils out of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 3-2 overtime victory. The Devils […]
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The Devils Have a Goaltending Problem
Coming into the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and their matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes, the New Jersey Devils seemed to be set in goal. After Vitek Vanecek, the team’s starter in the regular season, lost Games 1 and 2 of the team’s first-round series with the New York Rangers, Devils head coach […]
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Jack Hughes Shining Bright For the Devils in the Postseason
New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes is something to watch and admire every time he is on the ice. This is something that I noticed when I attended Game 3 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs at Madison Square Garden between the Devils and New York Rangers. In that game, Hughes, 21, […]
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Rangers and Gallant Agree to Part Ways
What a strange two years this has been for the New York Rangers. Last year, the team came within two wins of reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2014. This was after a regular season in which they were the seventh-best team in the league, thanks to a 52-24-6 record and […]
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Rangers’ Fox a Finalist For the Norris Trophy Once Again
When it comes to New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox, he is everything and more to their hockey club. He proved that once again this season. In the regular season, Fox, 25, had 12 goals and 60 assists for 72 points, which was just two points behind his career-high of 74 last season. Fox drives […]
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