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.
Is it Time for the Blues to Move on From This Season?
It was not that long ago that the St Louis Blues were on top of the hockey world. The Blues, after getting off to a horrendous start, won the Stanley Cup in 2019. They did it with hard work, skill, great coaching, and with great goaltending from Jordan Binnington. Four seasons later, things are much […]
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The Evolution of Filip Chytil
It has always been a mixed bag when it comes to the New York Rangers and the success of young players. Guys like Pavel Brendl, Hugh Jessiman, Al Montoya, Manny Malhotra, Jamie Lundmark, and several others never really got the job done, whether it was with the Blueshirts or in the NHL. For some, the […]
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Connor Having Another Great Season for the Jets
There were a lot of questions surrounding the Winnipeg Jets coming into the season. How would new head coach Rick Bowness do? How would Blake Wheeler handle not being the team captain? Would the team find a way to get back into the Stanley Cup playoffs? As of this writing (Wednesday, January 25), it would […]
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Avalanche Getting Back on Track
The season after winning the Stanley Cup is usually a tough one for the team that wins it. They sometimes start off slow, run into injury problems, play against teams that have figured out ways to stop them, etc. It is usually never easy. A good example of this is this year’s Colorado Avalanche. The […]
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Time to Start Believing in the Devils
Going into the season, many in the hockey world figured that the New Jersey Devils would be better than they were last season. That really was not going to be hard to accomplish. All the team had to do to be better than they were last season was get good/healthy goaltending, put the puck in the net more, and win […]
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Not Trusting the Maple Leafs When It Matters Most
I want to preface this blog by saying that I have a lot of respect for the Toronto Maple Leafs as a National Hockey League franchise. They have won Stanley Cups, have had a ton of Hockey Hall of Famers as part of their franchise, have one of the most passionate fan bases in the league, and of course, they are […]
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Dahlin Having Standout Season in Buffalo
There is no doubt that being a Buffalo Sabres fan is not easy. For starters, they do not make the Stanley Cup playoffs a lot. Year in and year out, they end up close to the bottom of the standings and end up watching the postseason instead of playing in them. Secondly, the Sabres give […]
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Time for Kreider to Get on a Roll for the Rangers
Everything went right for New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider last season. Kreider, 31, scored 52 goals and finished with a career-high 77 points in the regular season. He was also great in the Stanley Cup playoffs as he added another ten goals and finished the postseason with 16 points before the team lost to […]
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Another Long Season for the Senators
This season was supposed to be different for the Ottawa Senators and their fans. They have a young and talented roster, they upgraded their goaltending with Cam Talbot, they added the likes of Claude Giroux and Alex DeBrincat, and it was a brand new start. Everyone was expecting them to be competitive, and with good reason. […]
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A Change of Scenery Would Help Kevin Hayes
The Philadelphia Flyers have been a really tough team to figure out this season. Some weeks, they look like the worst team in the league. It is during these weeks when they cannot put the puck in the net, does not play well defensively, and generally lose a lot of hockey games. In other weeks, […]
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