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: 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, […]

Rangers and Quick agree to an exrtension

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]