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.
Georgiev Strong in First Season as a Starter
No one really knew what to expect when goaltender Alexandar Georgiev arrived on the NHL scene with the New York Rangers as Henrik Lundqvist’s backup. Yes, fans knew that he would not play a lot behind a legend like Lundqvist, but no one was sure what kind of goaltending he would provide. For the most part, […]
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Putting Trust in the Penguins
Things have not been easy for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. They have had to deal with a bunch of injuries, have played a lot of inconsistent hockey, and at times, they have looked like a team that does not deserve to be in a playoff spot. With that said, however, the Penguins currently (Friday, […]
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Hurricanes Need A Healthy Andersen for the Playoffs
While the Carolina Hurricanes were able to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs last season, poor goaltending did them in their second-round seven-game loss to the New York Rangers. The Hurricanes are having another strong season this year. The team is currently (Friday, January 27) first in the Metropolitan Division and […]
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Nothing But Love for Mats Zuccarello
As someone who is a New York Rangers fan (I will always be a hockey fan first), I still have a lot of love for Minnesota Wild forward Mats Zuccarello. I was lucky enough to see Zuccarello, 35, up close on Broadway for nine and a half seasons. He was fun and exciting to watch, had a great personality, […]
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An Email Interview with Aaron Wilbur of The Coaches Site
When it comes to hockey, most of the attention goes toward the players. This should not come as a surprise, considering that they are the ones that put the puck in the net, keep the puck out of the net, make great plays, and amaze fans on a nightly basis. That has always been the […]
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Rangers’ Defense is Offensive
In the NHL these days, offense comes from everywhere. Teams are not afraid to shoot the puck, both forwards and defense get in on the action, there are more power plays to create scoring opportunities, and the puck is going in the net at an extremely high rate this season. Gone are the days of […]
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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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