DALLAS — There was so much to love about Matt Rempe’s first recreation again with the Rangers in three-and-a-half weeks, till the 22-year-old rookie was thrown out for the fourth time in his twenty second profession NHL recreation.
Rempe drew three penalties within the second interval alone, along with posting 5 hits and one shot on aim in 5:27 of ice time within the Blueshirts’ 3-1 win over the Stars on Friday evening at American Airways Heart.
After drilling Miro Heiskanen into the boards from behind and knocking the Stars defenseman to the ice, nonetheless, Rempe grew to become the middle of a scuffle in entrance of Dallas’ bench.
As a result of his proper elbow got here up on the hit, Rempe earned a 5-minute main and recreation misconduct to finish his evening.
“I thought he led off a little bit at the end. He’s just such a big guy,” head coach Peter Laviolette stated. “We killed the five, and we’re moving on.”
It’s potential Rempe may face supplemental self-discipline for the hit, however that gained’t be introduced till Saturday.
Down a ahead after the Kaapo Kakko commerce simply earlier than the NHL’s roster freeze for the vacations Thursday at 11:59 p.m., the Rangers recalled Rempe on Wednesday evening.
The 6-foot-8 ½ ahead will stay with the Rangers via at the very least the following three video games as a result of league’s halt on all roster motion, which lifts Dec. 28 at 12:01 a.m.
“I thought he had a big impact on the game,” Laviolette stated. “We’d like to stay away from the 5-minute major, but he’s doing his best to hit bodies and make a difference in the game. Our guys really rallied around that.”
After Rempe bounced between the NHL membership and the minors for the primary six-and-a-half weeks of the season, Rempe settled into his new position with the Hartford Wolf Pack as each a top-six skater and a particular groups contributor.
Whereas the beginning of the 2024-25 marketing campaign hasn’t gone the best way Rempe presumably imagined it could after he burst onto the NHL scene final season, the 22-year-old nonetheless has relished his elevated AHL obligations and maintained a optimistic outlook on the way it will all assist him in the long term.
“I wouldn’t say a reset. I think it’s all just development,” Rempe stated of how he perceived his Hartford project earlier than the Friday victory. “I bought an extended journey forward of me. I’ve come a great distance in a short while and I feel that the perfect factor for me is to only hold growing and stuff like that.
“First years in Hartford, I don’t think I played over 12 minutes once. I don’t think I played a single second of special teams ever. I think that for me to go and suddenly play 18 minutes and be very effective, as well, not just be given that, earn it as well.”
