Rangers’ Matt Rempe out against Red Wings after Devils brawl
Matt Lempe’s ice time will no longer increase on Friday. The Rangers’ rambunctious rookie will be a healthy scratch against the Red Wings, marking the fourth time in the last five games he’ll watch from the press box. This comes after Lempe’s incredibly brief return to action on Wednesday, when the Rangers and Devils faced […]
Rangers’ Matt Rempe calls suspension for hit on Devil ‘a learning experience’
The four-game suspension the NHL imposed on Matt Rempe gave enough time for the purple and green bruises around his eyes to fade. The mark disappeared in 5 out of 10 games. The face of a 21-year-old child remains. The time away from the game also gave Rempe space to calm down from the chaos […]
Matt Rempe staying out of Rangers’ lineup vs. Jets
Lempemania is still on hiatus. The Rangers are scheduled to play the Jets on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, fielding the same 12 forwards as the previous four games, with Matt Lempe remaining as a healthy scratch. Tuesday was Rempe’s first game of eligibility after serving a four-game suspension for elbowing the Devils’ Jonas […]
How Matt Rempe return could shuffle Rangers’ bottom six
To be clear, I do not support giving Will Quill a healthy scratch in Tuesday’s game against the Jets at the Garden to coincide with the return of Matt Lempe, who was guilty of elbowing Jonas. . Siegenthaler on the face. The only reason I mentioned Quill as a possibility coming out in Monday’s column […]
Rangers’ Matt Rempe suspended four games for ugly hit
RALEIGH, N.C. — Ten games into his NHL career, Matt Lempe already had to introduce himself to George Parros, the NHL’s director of player safety. Parros on Tuesday suspended Lempe for four games after the Rangers rookie took a high elbow hit to the head of Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler during Monday’s 3-1 win at […]
Matt Rempe more than just a fighter for Rangers
Just as Matt Lempe put the puck in in the second period of Saturday’s game between the Garden and the Blues, Martin Gelinas put the puck in late in the third period of Game 6 of the 2004 Cup Finals. In other words, the goal was decided. It wasn’t given to the Blueshirt rookie in […]
Matt Rempe may be out of lineup at deadline with Rangers in Alex Wennberg talks
Matt Lempe made two substitutions in the third period of the Garden’s 4-2 loss to the Panthers on Monday, and young linemate Adam Edstrom also sat each until the final 13:49 of the game. And if head coach Peter Laviolette cuts his bench this much in this NHL No. 1 overall playoff game, what are […]
Rangers’ Matt Rempe is ‘going to be a menace’: Ryan Reaves
The NHL veteran spoke highly of the 6-foot-8 1/2 Lempe on Monday before the Leafs played the Bruins. The two sides faced off in the much-anticipated game in the third period, where the Rangers lost to the Leafs in a 4-3 penalty shootout. Matt Lempe takes on tough guy Ryan Reaves of the Leafs, who […]
Rangers rookie Matt Rempe reveals why he fought Ryan Reaves
On Saturday night, the Rangers were trailing by one point in the first period against the Maple Leafs when veteran bruiser Ryan Reaves started cheering for Matt Lempe. It was a planned battle for media and hockey fans alike. So the promotion for this game could have looked like a pay-per-view showdown between two UFC […]
Rangers’ enforcer Matt Rempe vs. Maple Leafs’ Ryan Reaves
TORONTO — The Rangers and Maple Leafs will compete in Hockey Night at the Ring of Canada on Saturday as each team plays their most successful games of their respective seasons. Rounding out the top five teams in the Eastern Conference, both clubs will face off in a litmus test contest that will not only […]