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: Jeff Marek is Back in Hockey Where He Belongs
I want to preface this article by saying that I love everything about what we do here at Inside the Rink. We have great writers, podcasters, editors, photographers, and everything else that is needed in order for a website to be successful. In my opinion, Inside the Rink is the creme de la creme when […]
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Opinion: Wolf Providing Hot Goaltending for the Flames
After missing the Stanley Cup playoffs for the past three seasons, the Calgary Flames are looking to right the ship. As of this writing (Sunday afternoon, November 17), the Flames are on the right path to doing just that. The team is currently fourth in the Pacific Division, tied for sixth in the Western Conference, […]
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Opinion: Zibanejad’s Struggles Are Hurting the Rangers
Two seasons ago, it could be argued that New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad was the best player on his team. In that season, which was the 2022-23 campaign, Zibanejad, 31, finished the year with 91 points on 39 goals and 52 assists. He also had 39 points on the power play, five game-winning goals, […]
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Goaltender Quick Continues to Bring Value to the Rangers
There were a lot of naysayers when the New York Rangers signed Jonathan Quick as an unrestricted free agent (UFA) after the 2022-23 season. Many people pointed out that he was getting older, that his skills were diminishing, and that his best days were well behind him. They may have had a point about two […]
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Opinion: Jets’ Hellebuyck Playing at a Level Way Above the Rest
One way to tell if someone is a great NHL goaltender is consistency. This means that year in and year out, this masked man will deliver a lot of wins, post great statistics, come up with the big saves for his hockey club, and be the team’s best player on the ice more often than […]
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Opinion: Rangers Need to Clean Up Their Defensive Play
When you have one of the world’s greatest goaltenders playing behind you, it is easy to take him for granted. This is something that the New York Rangers have been doing for the last decade or so. The team first did it with Henrik Lundqvist, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame last […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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