Matt Rempe’s physical Rangers return not enough to spur Game 5 win
NY Post
Matt Rempe was back in the Rangers’ lineup for Game 5 after being benched in both Game 3 and 4 of their playoff series against Carolina.
He made his presence felt with his physicality, but it wasn’t enough in the decisive third period as the Rangers collapsed in a 4-1 loss at Madison Square Garden to extend the series.
Although Rempe took the league by storm earlier in the season, he found his ice time slipping even against the Capitals in the first round of the playoffs.
That continued in the first two games against Carolina before he didn’t play the next two games.
But with the series back at the Garden on Monday — and with the Rangers having a chance to advance to the Eastern Conference Final — Rempe returned to action.
At the team’s morning skate on Monday, Rempe said coach Peter Laviolette told him not to be discouraged by his lack of ice time.
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