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Rich Hofmann arrived at the Daily News in 1980 for a job whose status was officially designated as "full-time, temporary." A senior at Penn at the time, he was hired to fill in on the copy desk during a staff illness. The notion of him covering the Eagles or being a columnist did not exist in anyone's imagination. It was supposed to be six weeks and out, but he never left. It is only one of the reasons why so many people have concerns about him as a potential house guest.

 
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Bullpen still needs fixing
By Rich Hofmann, Daily News Columnist
Posted 05/14/2012
Rich Hofmann: If the Phillies expect to do any damage in October, they will need to acquire a power bat and fix their bullpen.
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Flyers dug their own graves
By Rich Hofmann, Daily News Columnist
Posted 05/09/2012
Rich Hofmann: It looked as if it would be a walkover after the Flyers beat the Devils in Game 1. And then, in the immortal words of John Chaney, the Flyers started smelling themselves.
 
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Bad-luck puck for Flyers - 05/09/2012
By Rich Hofmann, Daily News Columnist
Rich Hofmann: The enduring symbol of the Flyers' playoff loss will be Ilya Bryzgalov losing control of the puck to David Clarkson.
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Giroux facing possible suspension - 05/07/2012
By Rich Hofmann, Daily News Columnist
Rich Hofmann: Claude Giroux has become the Flyers’ leader, and no one questions it. But the Flyers may be without Giroux for Game 5 after he was penalized for a head shot against the Devils’ Dainius Zubrus.
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How Giroux became a star - 05/05/2012
By Rich Hofmann
Rich Hofmann: In 2006, Flyers scout Simon Nolet told Paul Holmgren about an 18-year-old kid named Claude Giroux.
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A difficult series to explain - 05/04/2012
Rich Hofmann: Through three games, the story of this series cannot yet be written. The plot has not yet been fleshed out.
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Flyers can't get much worse - 05/02/2012
By Rich Hofmann, Daily News Columnist
Rich Hofmann: Wow, were the Flyers bad on Tuesday night. This really was their worst game of the playoffs.
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Flyering on all cylinders - 05/01/2012
By Rich Hofmann, Daily News Columnist
Rich Hofmann: In the modern NHL, under the current rules, Peter Laviolette has awakened the echoes of the Flyers' identity.
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Briere is a playoff giant - 04/30/2012
By Rich Hofmann, Daily News Columnist
Rich Hofmann: Danny Briere now has 106 points in 104 career playoff games. He has 13 career postseason game-winners.
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Flyers' defense getting deeper - 04/26/2012
Rich Hofmann: To wander around the Flyers' dressing room during their playoff interregnum is to witness the impossible: Defensemen. Lots of them. Seemingly growing healthier. Depth getting deeper.
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Dawkins left it all on the field - 04/24/2012
By Rich Hofmann, Daily News Columnist
Rich Hofmann: The numbers, as impressive as they are, do not do Brian Dawkins justice. The video, as pulverizing at it can be, is only episodic. It is not enough. You had to live it and breathe it to understand.
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Giroux's ascent through history - 04/22/2012
By Rich Hofmann, Daily News Columnist
Rich Hofmann: Thirty-eight years after a 24-year-old Bob Clarke led the Flyers to the Stanley Cup, 24-year-old Claude Giroux has the same opportunity.
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