Matt Rempe is quickly emerging as the NHL's next big tough guy, as he has taken on nearly every enforcer the Rangers have faced during his early stint in the NHL. All the fighting has some fans worried for Rempe's health. Now, Chris Nilan, a retired enforcer, has chimed in with his thoughts, though, he isn't urging Rempe to stop fighting, just to get better at it.
One of the reasons Rempe's fights have been so exciting to watch is that he appears to only care about throwing big right hands, not defending against his opponent's punches. This is what Nilan is mentioning, however, it is also the reason that his fights have resulted in such heavy blows from both sides. Instead of the lengthy chess match between fighters on who will throw the first punch, Rempe just decides to exchange big rights.
If Rempe can learn to walk the line between offence and defence in his fights, he could assuredly become one of the toughest fighters to ever play.
As seen on House of Hockey - "Legendary NHL Enforcer Sends A Message To Rookie Matt Rempe"
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MARS 4 | 128 ANSWERS Renowned Retired NHL Enforcer Sends a Clear Message to Matt Rempe Do you think Rempe needs to adjust his fighting style? | ||
| Yes | 102 | 79.7 % |
| No | 26 | 20.3 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Brett Howden | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Blake | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Dylan Coghlan | - | - | - | |
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