Matt Rempe Faces Possible Suspension After Another Ejection for a Reckless Hit
The Rangers have called up their enforcer Matt Rempe in what has been a bunch of recent roster moves as the team attempts to save their season after a miserable stretch.
He battled with
Kurtis MacDermid mere seconds after a face-off and was done for the night very early on.
His return to the lineup figured to give the Rangers physical play, though that certainly came without controversy.
His type of play similar to that one against the Devils has resurfaced just recently, with yet another questionable hit against defenseman
Miro Heiskanen of the Dallas Stars.
The hit has been debated, but there are key elements that cannot be dismissed.
Rempe led with his elbow, the head was the primary point of contact, and he made no attempt to prepare for the boards.
Whether or not it was intentional, with his history of ejections, it's hard to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Given
Rempe's prior suspension, a four-game ban in March for a headshot on
Jonas Siegenthaler as mentioned above, he is now a repeat offender.
If that happens, Rempe might well miss the much-hyped Rangers-Devils meeting on January 9. All eyes will now await the NHL's ruling as it could set the marker on how they deal with repeat offenders going forward.
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