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 Finally Showing His Worth in This Year’s Playoffs
It has been a strange journey when it comes to goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and the Florida Panthers. On the first day of free agency in 2019, the Panthers signed Bobrovsky, 34, to a seven-year, $70 million contract. At the time, it seemed like an excellent deal for the Panthers as they were getting a goaltender […]
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The Enigma That is Artemi Panarin
There is a lot to like when it comes to New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin. For starters, all Panarin has done since joining the Blueshirts is produce. Here are his season-by-season totals with the Rangers: – 2019-20: 32 goals and 63 assists for 95 points in 69 games – 2020-21: 17 goals and 41 assists for […]
Read MoreThe Rangers Did This to Themselves
It was not supposed to end this way for the New York Rangers. After adding Patrick Kane to an already loaded offense, the Blueshirts and their fans were dreaming of winning the Stanley Cup, and rightfully so. Sure, it would take some work to make it happen, but after what they accomplished in last year’s […]
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Schmid’s Steady Play Helps Devils Knock Out Rangers
After Games 1 and 2, the New Jersey Devils were in serious trouble in their first-round Stanley Cup playoff matchup with the New York Rangers. For starters, they lost both games, both of which were on home ice. After coming into the series as somewhat of a favorite to win, going down 2-0 heading into […]
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Rangers Have X-Factor in Shesterkin for Game 7 Against the Devils
Every single series in the Stanley Cup playoffs has one player that can win or change a series. In the first-round series between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils, Devils goaltender Akira Schmid seemed to be that guy after his performances in Games 3, 4, and 5. Schmid, 22, stopped 80 of 82 […]
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Rangers’ Offense Has Gone Missing At the Wrong Time
After scoring a combined ten goals in beating the New Jersey Devils by identical scores of 5-1 in both Games 1 and 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff matchup, the entire New York Rangers offense has gone missing. In fact, the team’s offense has been so bad that because of it, the Devils are […]
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Is it Time for The Flames to Give the Net to Dustin Wolf?
After being one of the league’s best teams last season, the Calgary Flames missed the Stanley Cup playoffs this season. One of the main reasons they are sitting home right now watching the postseason is because of the inconsistent play of their goaltenders, Jacob Markstrom and Dan Vladar. Yes, the team’s defense certainly did not […]
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What Is Going On With Rangers Forward Zibanejad?
Coming into his team’s first-round Stanley Cup playoff series with the New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad was flying high. Zibanejad, 30, had a career-best regular season this year. He finished the season with 39 goals and 52 assists for 91 points, good for second on the team behind Artemi Panarin (91 […]
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Islanders Shooting Themselves in The Foot in Their Series with the Hurricanes
It does not have to be this way for the New York Islanders in their first-round Stanley Cup playoff matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes. Going into this series, the Islanders had the better goaltender in Ilya Sorokin, a little bit more offensive depth than the injury-ravaged Hurricanes, and they had been playing playoff-style hockey for […]
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Who Should The Oilers Start in Goal in Game 5?
Coming into the first-round Stanley Cup playoff matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings, it was clear that the Oilers’ net belonged to rookie Stuart Skinner. Skinner, 24, certainly earned the starting job for the playoffs thanks to a terrific regular season. He went 29-14-5 with a 2.75 goals-against average, a .914 save percentage, […]
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