Matt Rempe has been a net positive in the Rangers, lineup, as evidence the Rangers are 18-1-0 with the enforcer in the lineup.
However, Laviolette addressed the situation of Kakko's benching with the media, as he said Kakko may not have liked the situation, but there were discussions with Kakko before the scratch and afterwards.
You can't help but think, the discussion was about production, as Kakko himself has the same amount of points as Rempe currently.