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.
An Appreciation for Tuukka Rask
In Boston, Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark is in the middle of a season to remember. As of this writing (Tuesday, January 17), Ullmark, 29, is 23-2-0-1 with a 1.92 goals-against average, a .936 save percentage, and two shutouts. His rankings in the league among goaltenders are also impressive: In looking at what Ullmark has accomplished […]
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Halak On His Game for the Blueshirts
When it comes to goaltending and the New York Rangers, it is never looked at as an issue because of their Vezina Trophy-winning masked man Igor Shesterkin. With Shesterkin, one knows that they will get a lot of games out of him, along with consistency, great numbers, and, more importantly, victories. When a team has […]
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Goaltenders and the Hockey Hall of Fame: Not Just About the Numbers
When one thinks of Hall of Fame caliber players in any professional sport, one usually thinks of an athlete with outstanding numbers, a plethora of personal awards, and who played a big part in helping their team win a championship. The Hockey Hall of Fame seems to be a different kind of animal. There have […]
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Jones Turning back the Clock With Strong Play for the Kraken
The Seattle Kraken have surprised many hockey fans and pundits this season by being one of the best teams in both the Pacific Division and the entire NHL. As of this writing (Monday, January 16), the Kraken are second in the Pacific and eighth in the NHL with a 26-12-4 record and 56 points. The […]
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Devils Back to Their Winning Ways
The month of December was a brutal one for the New Jersey Devils. After getting off to a sizzling start and going on a long winning streak, the team cooled off in a big way. They finished the month of December with a 4-7-2 record, and many in the hockey world if the Devils were […]
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Zibanejad is the Perfect Ranger
When the New York Rangers traded Derick Brassard to the Ottawa Senators for Mika Zibanejad back during the 2016 offseason, many people did not know what to think. In Brassard, the Blueshirts had a player that produced (163 points in three seasons), came up big in the playoffs, was consistent, and was well-liked by his […]
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Flames Are Smoldering
The Calgary Flames have been a Jekyll and Hyde club this season. After losing the likes of Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk, many thought that the Calgary Flames were in trouble, and with good reason. To help compensate for those losses, team general manager Brad Treliving went out and acquired the likes of Jonathan Huberdeau […]
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The Penguins Need Jarry Back ASAP
Things are tight right now in the Eastern Conference, and every point is crucial. This is why teams need to start playing well and doing so consistently, so they are in a playoff spot come April. It will be an easy task for some teams, while for others, it will take extra work. It appears […]
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The Rangers Are Back
The New York Rangers were one of the league’s biggest surprises last season. The team finished second in the Metropolitan Division and seventh in the NHL with a 52-24-6 record for 110 points. They also shocked many hockey fans and pundits n the Stanley Cup playoffs last season as they made it all the way […]
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Fox Doing it All for the Rangers
When it comes to great defensemen and the New York Rangers, Brian Leetch is the player everyone talks about. Leetch, a two-time Norris Trophy winner, was a franchise defenseman. He won the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe in 1994, he is second on the team’s all-time list in points with 981 (240 goals and […]
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