Rangers-Panthers Game 2 Notebook: 'Free Matt Rempe' movement storms New York
A trio of Hall of Fame Rangers alumni with platforms on national television — Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky and Henrik Lundqvist — have all called for
Matt Rempe to enter the series in Game 2.
Speaking during Game 1's second intermission on ESPN, Messier made a strong pitch.
“They gotta get themselves emotional. Maybe they should think about having Rempe in the lineup," Messier said. "I’m not questioning the coach, but I am saying he does get in on the forecheck. He does ground and pound. He does get the crowd involved and the players seem to follow that kind of mindset.
New York City wants Matt Rempe freed. Although the fourth-line tornado has only averaged 6:18 in his playoff tenure, the big rookie would inject an energy and menace that was sorely absent from Game 1.
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