Jess Rubenstein, a long-time bird dog of the ice lanes who was the first spot Vincent Mancini as a future NHL ace, agrees that – if properly handled – Rempe could be a useful big leaguer. (Repeat: if properly handled.)

Matt Rempe returned to the New York Rangers lineup on Tuesday night and his comeback from a brief stint in the AHL was anything but ordinary. Called back up from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack after spending the weekend in the minors,

Matt Rempe took his first shift with the Rangers after being called back up from AHL Hartford and proceeded to drop the gloves with a former foe from his minor league hockey days. The Rangers heavyweight went toe-to-toe in a center-ice slugfest with Dylan McIlrath less than three minutes into the game against the Capitals.