Matt Rempe turns to famed enforcer as part of ‘big plan’ to increase Rangers role
NY Post
Georges Laraque is not a small man.
And yet, the longtime NHL enforcer from yesteryear looked shrunken next to the Rangers’ towering phenom, Matt Rempe, in a photo he posted to social media this week to publicize his training sessions with the 6-foot-8 ½ forward.
“If you thought Rempe was a problem this year in the @NHL,” Laraque — listed at 6-3, 245 pounds during his playing days — wrote, “wait till you see him this coming season…”
After the Rangers bowed out in six games in the Eastern Conference final to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Panthers, Rempe ventured home to Calgary for the first time since becoming a hockey household name after an eventful 28-game rookie campaign.
The 22-year-old declared he had a “big plan” for his offseason, noting that he wanted to work on every single part of his game and become an eight-to-12-minute a night player.
He said he wanted to be an option at both center and wing, as well as work on his defensive game.
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