Rempe is a load. He runs over people. Lindros use to do that. Byfuglien use to do that. It's huge size and strength, speed, momentum. It's pretty insane that he can do what he's doing at 21 years old. He's going to get heavier and he's going to become a better skater. Other teams are going to hate him and their fans are going to hate us. Better embrace it because it's going to happen. To some degree even with his limited ice time he's changed the course of our season and looks like our future in a very positive way.
Going forward I can't see taking him out of the lineup in these playoffs. He's too much of an X factor. Wilson wanted to fight him tonight. Wilson has been the best Caps player in the series--the most points, the most chances to score, the most physical player on his team and he was willing to put all that on the line to try to quiet down a 4th liner who's getting the least amount of minutes because he's making such an impact in just that little bit of time. Rempe could be an X factor against Carolina too. To me the real strength of the Canes is their 1 through 6 D. Playoff series are about attrition and Rempe on the forecheck is a nightmare for defensemen.
