Rangers make major lineup change as JImmy Vesey Returns: Rempe to Hartford
The New York Rangers bottom six is changing once again, as they have removed Jimmy Vesey from LTIR today.
They will place Vesey back into the lineup today, alongside Sam Carrick, and Adam Edstrom.
Brodzinski comes out of the lineup as well. With news of this, Rempe will be sent down to the AHL to get more seasoning in Hartford.
With Vesey healthy, the Rangers top-six is arguably ready to be a regular contributor to the offense. Vesey had suffered a lower-body injury during camp and allowed the Rangers to take a look at the depth available in Hartford and to utilize Jonny Brodzinski more.
But if you take a look at the statistics from his two seasons in New York, you can see why he's in the lineup compared to Rempe:
While Rempe adds an intimidation factor to the Rangers' lineup, fighting has declined in the NHL which is another nail in the coffin of the enforcer position.
Just to give you an idea of how thedecline in fights has come, take a look at statistics from 2018-2019.
Rempe will have to concentrate on building his offensive skills, as fighting phases out, and the amount of goals scored increases.
Hopefully he can take this time in the AHL, to put his skillset together and show Peter Laviolette he can be more than just an enforcer.
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 2 | 322 ANSWERS Rangers make major lineup change as JImmy Vesey Returns: Rempe to Hartford Do you think NHL enforcers are a thing of the past now? | ||
| Yes | 154 | 47.8 % |
| No | 168 | 52.2 % |
| List of polls | ||
