Matt Rempe makes feelings known after returning from eight-game suspension - Source: Getty
New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe returned to practice on Wednesday after serving an eight-game suspension for an illegal hit on Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen. The incident occurred on Dec. 23 and resulted in an in-person hearing where Rempe was handed the lengthy ban.
Speaking to reporters after practice, Rempe acknowledged the suspension gave him time for reflection.
"I gotta still play my game but also, it can't happen again or else it's going to be a huge suspension," Rempe said via Sportsnet.ca. "I've got to be a lot smarter, I don't have to make every hit, if that makes sense. I'm so big and I can get going so I've got to be able to pick my hits, to know when to make the hit.”
