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.
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 […]
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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 […]
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Opinion: Rangers Doing Everything Right to Star Season
It can be said in hockey that the only thing that matters is winning the Stanley Cup. While that is true, what is also a fact is that it takes a lot of wins to get there in both the regular season and the postseason. Every point matters, so every team needs to gather wins […]
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Rangers’ Shesterkin Off to Fantastic Start This Season
Just about everyone in hockey knew that New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin would come into this season with his game face on. Shesterkin, 28, is due to become an unrestricted free agent (UFA) after this season. He already turned down an eight-year, $88 million offer from the team’s management as he is looking to […]
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Opinion: Penguins’ Jarry Struggling in a Big Way
When it comes to the Pittsburgh Penguins, everyone thinks about what a great offense they have. It is hard not to when the team has Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson, Lars Eller, Rickard Rakell, and others. This team knows how to create offense and put pucks in the net, two things that […]
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Stolarz Providing Strong Goaltending in the Early Going For The Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs goaltending has been an enigma for the last several seasons. They would have a goaltender play well and then struggle. They would then have another goaltender play look great and then get hurt. If the Leafs want to have any chance of going far in the Stanley Cup playoffs and winning […]
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Opinion: Avs’ Georgiev Needs to Be A Lot Better
When you are a team that has a high-powered offense like the Colorado Avalanche, there is no doubt that you are going to give up a lot of scoring chances. As such, said team needs to have a goaltender that can come up with the big saves when needed. In the 1980s, the Edmonton Oilers […]
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Opinion: Rangers’ Third Line Will Be Crucial To Team’s Success This Season
All the top teams in the NHL have scoring depth. When you look at teams such as the Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks, etc., they all have three lines that can contribute. When teams have nine forwards that can produce, it usually bodes well […]
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Rangers’ Announcer Sam Rosen to Receive Lester Patrick Trophy
It is going to be a season full of thanks, wonderful memories, and hopefully a very happy ending for New York Rangers Hall of Fame Announcer Sam Rosen. Back in mid-August, Rosen announced that he would be stepping away from the mic after 40 seasons with the Blueshirts. In that time, he has been one […]
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Opinion: Why The Rangers Will Eventually Cave to Shesterkin’s Agent
On Sunday, October 6, the Boston Bruins and their goaltender Jeremy Swayman ended their contract stalemate when the team signed him to an 8-year, $66 million deal. For a restricted free agent, the talks between Swayman, 25, and the Bruins were contentious. A lot was said last week and it looked like things would continue […]
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