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.

Opinion: The Enigma that is Rangers’ Defenseman K’Andre Miller

New York Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller is very hard to figure out for both the team and their fans. On one hand, Miller, 24, can look like a solid defenseman who makes great plays with the puck, is smart in the defensive zone, and contributes points. This is the Miller that Rangers fans love because […]

Opinion: Islanders’ Offense Cause of Team’s Poor Start

This season was supposed to be different for the New York Islanders. The team was starting the season with Patrick Roy as the full-time head coach, they went through Roy’s grueling training camp, learned Roy’s system, and seemed prepared to make a lot of noise this season after finishing strong under Roy last season to […]

Opinion: Torn on What to do With Rangers’ Rempe

New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe burst onto the scene last year. He started his NHL career by fighting in his team’s wild Stadium Series game against Matt Martin of the New York Islanders at MetLife Stadium. Not only did Rempe, 22, get in his first fight, but it happened on his first shift in […]

Vincent Trocheck skating for the New York Rangers

Trocheck Line Driving the Rangers Once Again

The New York Rangers had a lot of success last season due to the play of one particular line. No, it was not a line with Mika Zibanejad (72 points) and Chris Kreider (75 points). While both of those players had solid seasons, they did not have anywhere near the success of a line that […]

Islanders’ Sorokin Off to Strong Start This Season

Last season was not a good one for New York Islanders franchise goaltender Ilya Sorokin. He struggled with consistency, he had trouble holding onto leads, and he did not look like the goaltender who was a Vezina Trophy finalist the previous season. His season statistics reflected his inconsistent play as he finished last year with […]

Report: Rangers Close to Signing Lafreniere to Seven-Year, $52.15 Million Extension

Not long ago, many New York Rangers fans and people in the hockey world thought that Alexis Lafreniere was a bust. That appears to no longer be the case. According to various reports and league sources, the Blueshirts and Lafreniere are close to finalizing a seven-year, $52.15 million contract extension. The deal has yet to […]

Opinion: Rangers Doing Everything Right to Star Season

It can be said in hockey that the only thing that matters is winning the Stanley Cup. While that is true, what is also a fact is that it takes a lot of wins to get there in both the regular season and the postseason. Every point matters, so every team needs to gather wins […]

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Rangers’ Shesterkin Off to Fantastic Start This Season

Just about everyone in hockey knew that New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin would come into this season with his game face on. Shesterkin, 28, is due to become an unrestricted free agent (UFA) after this season. He already turned down an eight-year, $88 million offer from the team’s management as he is looking to […]

Opinion: Penguins’ Jarry Struggling in a Big Way

When it comes to the Pittsburgh Penguins, everyone thinks about what a great offense they have. It is hard not to when the team has Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson, Lars Eller, Rickard Rakell, and others. This team knows how to create offense and put pucks in the net, two things that […]

Anthony Stolarz in net for the Toronto Maple Leafs

Stolarz Providing Strong Goaltending in the Early Going For The Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs goaltending has been an enigma for the last several seasons. They would have a goaltender play well and then struggle. They would then have another goaltender play look great and then get hurt. If the Leafs want to have any chance of going far in the Stanley Cup playoffs and winning […]