Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
WASHINGTON — Matt Rempe's hit on Trevor van Riemsdyk drew a two-minute minor penalty on the New York Rangers rookie and knocked the Washington Capitals defenseman out for the rest of that game. There was nothing more in terms of retribution or punishment. Rempe is available to play in Game 4 Sunday night when the NHL's top team can finish off a sweep. But van Riemsdyk is out for Washington. And now Rempe, a 6-foot-8 rookie who took the league by storm in recent months, is again squarely in the hockey spotlight, now at playoff time.
