He’s been playing his entire life, should know how to hit with his size

​@@hobo_hermes7204not in the NHL. He's 21 or 22 and played like 10 games, he'll figure it out

Lol how many years have you laced up? You don’t play differently because you’re big in anything over AA hockey in pewee. “Use your size to your advantage” is a commonly coached thing in hockey lol.

@@samathum4711 fair I guess. Then again I would say don’t target players if you don’t know how to hit clean yk

@@mediumdoubledouble9012 if “use your size to your advantage” is multiple suspension worth hits to the head then I guess I’m looking at this all wrong

Bro its 3-0 who cares if he has good performance losing is losing

@@jorgesst6615 If you can’t comprehend a comment, why do you feel the need to reply? 🤦‍♂️

Ovi needs to be on the 4th line, why is he out there so much? It’s frustrating to watch

@@donald3290 Agreed. He should be like a powerplay specialist, benched otherwise.

he doesnt remind me of chara at all. chara was a dirty POS, this kid just like to hit.

Derek Boogaard seems like a much better comparison, rest his soul. Most remember Chara playing 25+ minutes a night against the opposing top line and on the power play and that doesn't exactly describe Rempe's utilization... But yeah, he's more involved because he plays forward 😅

Chara was an all around great defenseman though. Rempe is really great in this 4th line role - he has tremendous speed and size and has some stick skills. I think even if he doesn’t throw a hit, his presence is enough to intimidate opponents.

@@HarrisonHollers remember he has maybe 20 games under his belt in NHL actually its prob less he'll get better not chara level of skill but he'll get better

@@brangertheburger4227 yeah I’m just trying to give Chara proper respect. HOF D and top notch Captain leading one of the best teams during his tenure.

Could be worse, I remember years as a Blues fan where DJ King getting in a fight that night was considered "getting your money's worth."

It's just cheapens the record. Nobody was putting Gretz out to get easy empty net goals. Nobody told Gretz to just fucking coast and see if you can a cheap goal. Nobody told Gretz to just stand at the faceoff dot and launch clappers during power plays. The whole thing is just so lame. Either do it in a legit fashion or stop trying. The whole affair is just wrong on so many levels.

@@darksaga80 And nobody changed the rules of the PP to slow Ovechkin down. Gretz gets how many more goals if the League left the game alone.

Gretzky was the only one on the TNT panel that wasn't all for it, but he wasn't against it either. He mentioned it was a bit late.

It looked a little high to me

It was a clean hit, and tbh it wasn’t really close.

@@sharky2606 That's just Rempe being big, he's like what 6'6" any hit will look high, but that isn't the exact end-all be all for whether it's dirty or not, I think the fact that he was blindsided and it being late is a bit more of a deal, in conjunction with just how powerful his hits are. I think he's doing a decent job (Rempe) of reeling it in and knowing when and how hard to lay it on. He's only in his first year after all in the show and just 21, I think that he's gonna level out and be a guy who's fierce, but not over the top dirty where it tips into being dangerous/malicious.

@@talcat8031 Yeah, because hits directly to the head where you leave your feet are totally clean. And don't give me this "BUT HE'S SO TALL!!!!" bullshit, because there's nothing in the rules that says you can elbow players in the head if you're tall enough. Few players have earned the reputation of being such a dirty piece of shit as quickly as this dirty piece of shit.

Remputation

no way that was a clean hit

@@ludokolman3195 non contact ball league starts in the summer

Remp-utation? lol

That's his trademark basically

Your parents dropped you mainly on the head, cope harder. Buddy got washed into next week you're soft.

Rempe is a thug

Right

No.

Yeah Elbowing players don't make you an enforcer. If we wanted a player like that we'd take back Todd Bertuzzi

@@Imnotactuallyadrinker elbowed like one guy and he paid the price for it and hasnt done it since cry more i beg you

​@@brangertheburger4227He just smoked TVR in the head.

yayyyyy I witnessed two women screaming at the person who asks you to show you’re ticket at the entrance of every section… I felt bad she was just trying to do her job 😢

Gotta enjoy the little things in life!

Wilson isn't 6'8"

@@samathum4711 which would make rhe reaction even funnier

@@ichabodcraenWilson threw a big hit on Mika. No one cried. Oshie did playoff hockey tactics to get under Panarin’s skin. That’s the game. Wilson made that pretty insane pass to Stromer for the goal but he sinks into his bully tactics which is basically a player doing too much and not sticking to his own game.

lol chara tried to kill a guy for celebrating a goal.

It’s physics. Cars are unable to jump but even they lift off during collisions.

​@@drumagus2258Rempe has literally injured like 5 guys now and at least 4 of them were clearly dirty hits. The fact of the matter is Rempe goes out with the intent of just injuring other players and I just can't cheer for that crap

@@rickyrickardo3445first of all Rempe isn’t trying to injure anyone. He is like Ryan Reaves very very physical. Plus 6’7. I will gladly root for him all day 😃

​@@rickyrickardo3445No he's just inexperienced and reckless. He's not trying to injure

I'm sure it's easy when your opponent gets penalized for existing

Props to Oshie for defending the hit by Panarin. Rempe’s hits have been 50/50 which means he has to avoid those

@@Imnotactuallyadrinker there’s some ignorant takes in here but this one is next level. Well done!

Other than the first softie he let in... Igor is so good.

I care about ecks playoff content

He’s still la fan favorite. Gets the Garden shaking

On TNT they showed a stat that Rempe, since his debut in February, has 40 million social media views/clicks--the most of any player in the NHL. For a guy who plays 6 minutes a game. He's popular not just at MSG. That was a playoff hit. Ratings are up for a reason.

@@BeefJerky_FromNewJersey I'm sure he still has a lot of love from Rangers fans, and that's good.

Caps beat the Red Wings 2 out 3

The league’s golden franchise

shut up

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He just looks disinterested. Honestly seems like he is standing around waiting for the series to be over.

Yeah, I didn't notice that at first, but if you go back and look at it in slow mo he is off the ice a few inches.

leaves the ice after the hit

Officiating has been baffling. A lot of stuff that should have been called wasn't, and vice versa. Neither team will be walking away from this series happy with the refs.

He will ruin someone's career sooner or later

I do think this is a slightly misleading take. The elbow was tucked, contact was made with a tucked shoulder at high velocity. Defender does need to keep himself in a position not to be clobbered. I argue that the hit was so big that Rempes arm hit van Riemsdyks shoulder, then rempe's shoulder hit head because of the momentum. There was head contact but I don't see it as principal or intended. He just wanted to throw the body and he did so. Also the exploding outward is not applicable in this regard. Exploding outward after a hit is acceptable, exploding outward to make the hit is not acceptable. There will be a career ended by this man. But in the meantime I enjoy a powerhouse of a hit.

Yeah you're not getting it. He did not raise his elbows, he went for the body. That's the first thing. The second thing is that van Riemsdyk put himself in a vulnerable position. Read rule 48.1, both of those things are reasons the hit can be considered legal. These are just big hits that are a part of playoff hockey, they are seen all the time but again this just has to do with his reputation. Saying he "targets the heads of players" is so insanely wrong, he goes for the body and since he's big sometimes there can be head contact. Doesn't matter since he is going for the body, if the player puts themselves in a bad position that's their fault.

How many minutes have you played? He did a suicide back pass while looking at his skates. What's the 6'10-on-skates monster supposed to do, professor? Anyway, stick with your McDonald's job

So exhausting all of these people who just don’t understand what an elbow is, what a late hit is, or what a headshot is. A. There is a timeframe, after getting rid of the puck, when a player is still eligible to be hit. I’d say this one was borderline but not egregiously late and in the playoffs especially is fine. B. His arm was tucked at the time of the hit. And extending arm after contact is normal and is not an elbow anyway shape or form. C. Shocker, a players head can be contacted as long as it’s not the soul or principle point of contact. Both Rempe’s and Panarin’s hits were not. Through the body, even if head contact was part of that.

Washington isn't going to be out for anything. The only thing that Washongton will be out of is the playoffs. Teams garbage.

Y’all have been saying this every game and he hasn’t done shit

@@Max-xz9xw Rempe and Lindgren (Ryan) wouldn't fight even though he challenged both.

the only thing dirty was the lateness of it even then there are worse late hits

​@chrishaughton1747 Yeah maybe this year. We have pretty much taken the Rangers' lunch money for the last decade. Enjoy your moment

Svech was a teenaged rookie beanpole at the time. Have you seen ovechkins other “fights”??? He couldn’t even beat punching bag brandon dubinsky 😂 And his other “fights” are him turtling to mike richards and paul gaustad. Ovie is not a fighter nor is he very good at it. Please stop. There’s a reason why he only has one win ever in fighting and it was against a kid.

Ovechkin isn't fighting anyone. Guy looks exhausted out there.

Wilson isn’t a tough guy. He’s just an asshole with an anger management problem.

See a doctor who can diagnose if you have a concussion or not. No tryout to start the season on any team is worth the potential long term damage if you did get one, and if you didn't it will put your mind at ease and allow you to play your best

Dude, see a doctor. Don't ask in UKposts comments.

@@igmusicandflying goalies, smh

@@hankfairchild7951 🤣 bless their little hearts.

@@igmusicandflying I must have been out of my mind writing this. I don't know why I asked on UKposts lmao. I spoke to my doctor and she thinks I'm alright to keep playing, so thanks for talking some sense into me, guys! EDIT: shortly after being told this, I began to have some symptoms, which changed my doctor's opinion. I did not continue to play.

He did have his elbows in. He does have to learn how to hit lower. Everything hip checks because they're shoulder checks on the opponent.

Can’t wait, I miss Chytil so much

Chytil has been out for 6 months. Personally, I don’t think he plays unless Wennberg is more injured than is told. Brodz may even start before Chytil. I think Lav pulls the leash back on Rempe some more and tells him to avoid most big hits. His presence on the ice alone as a skater is enough to tilt the ice. The team has only won with him in the lineup.

@@HarrisonHollers Canes are way less physical of a team so I could see him starting against them. If he's 100% I don't see why not, especially if the doctors say he's fine. He might have not played in a while but he still takes part in practice, he might come back sooner than you think.

Roslovic should be out if Chytill comes back.

Chytil coming in now is too severe a change for the lineup. I don’t see how it would make any sense at this point.