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: With Cup Win, Panthers’ Bobrovsky Cements Hall of Fame Legacy

After winning the Stanley Cup on Monday night, June 24, with the Florida Panthers, it is safe to say that goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky is going to end up in the Hockey Hall of Fame one day. Let’s start by looking at his overall numbers: – 396 career wins (14th all-time)– 2.59 career goals-against average– A .915 career save […]

An Email Interview with Billy Morrison: Creator of the “Hockey Hardware” Tabletop Game

Everyone out there knows the popularity of fantasy sports these days as it seems like either everyone is playing it or they know someone who is involved with it. One such player is Billy Morrison. Morrison grew up playing and loving fantasy hockey. With that said, he wanted something different. As such, Billy created Hockey […]

Talking Hockey, Life, and Broadcasting with Nick Olczyk of the Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken/TNT color analyst Eddie Olczyk always dreamed about playing in the NHL. The man they call “Edzo” accomplished that and more in a terrific 18-year playing career in the league. He finished with 794 points (342 goals and 452 assists) in 1,031 games before having a brief coaching stint and then moving into the broadcasting booth full-time. […]

Opinion: Grading the 2024 Rangers Based on Their Performance in the Playoffs

With the Stanley Cup playoffs now in the rearview mirror for the New York Rangers, it is time to grade the team based on how they performed in the postseason. Head CoachPeter Laviolette: For all the right buttons he pressed in the regular season, he pressed a lot of wrong ones in the postseason. He was […]

Opinion: Why the Rangers Got Knocked Out of the Playoffs

Everything seemed to be in place for the New York Rangers when it came to making a run at the Stanley Cup in the 2024 postseason. They had one of the league’s top point producers in Artemi Panarin. They had one of the league’s best goaltenders in Igor Shesterkin and their special teams were more […]

Opinion: Is Panarin Ruining His Legacy As a Blueshirt With Poor Performances in the Playoffs?

Since the 2019-20 season, New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin has driven the team’s offense. He has produced at a high level, scored big goals, come through on special teams, and a lot of the team’s offense has gone through him. This has been the case since the team signed him as an unrestricted free […]

Gut Check Time for the Blueshirts

For the New York Rangers, the regular season was a breeze. The Blueshirts won the Metropolitan Division, the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s top team in the regular season, and established franchise records in wins (55) and points (114). Thanks to those accomplishments, they were gifted an easy first round opponent in the Stanley Cup […]

From Paul Damante - Builder of Rangerstown Mancave

An Email Interview with Paul Damante – Builder of Rangerstown Mancave

If you grew up a hockey fan, chances are you dreamt about having a space for all the hockey-related items you collected or will collect as an adult. One such person is New York Rangers fanatic Paul Damante. Damante has the ultimate fan cave known as “Rangerstown Mancave.” Paul was kind enough to take time […]

Rangers Have Lots to Work On Despite Leading Series Over the Panthers

Since Game 4 of the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes, the New York Rangers have not been all that great. They have not played well defensively, they have not been careful with the puck, some of their big guns have gone quiet, and they have not looked like the team that was the best […]

Opinion: Torn on What to do Regarding Rangers’ Rempe

When Matt Rempe first stepped onto the ice with the New York Rangers, he created a lot of buzz. He fought guys, threw big hits, played a physical brand of hockey, and did not back down from any opponent. Every time he hit the Garden ice, fans chanted Rempe’s name and waited for him to […]