The New York Islanders really did not want Matt Rempe to hit their number-one pick, Matthew Schaefer

"New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe has earned a reputation as one of the most dangerous hitters in the NHL. The six-foot-nine, 255-pound winger has already injured multiple players with illegal hits, earning him suspensions totaling 12 games over the past two seasons. Given his history in just 59 career games, it's no surprise that the New York Islanders did everything in their power to prevent the controversial winger"

"As the Rangers filtered the puck below the red line in the Islanders' zone, first Maxim Tsyplakov stepped in front of Rempe to delay the hulking forward from getting to the corner where Schaefer, who missed the majority of last season due to injury, picked up the loose biscuit. Then, Schaefer's defense partner, Scott Mayfield, cut in front of Rempe at the Islanders' net front to prevent any hit on Schaefer"

Matt Rempe is a six-foot-nine, 255-pound New York Rangers winger known for dangerous hits that resulted in 12 games of suspensions across two seasons. The New York Islanders prioritized protecting rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer in a preseason game by running blocking schemes and using teammates Maxim Tsyplakov and Scott Mayfield to delay or intercept Rempe before he could make contact. On-ice officials allowed the potentially penalizable interference to continue. Rempe's suspensions included four games for elbowing Jonas Siegenthaler and eight games for elbowing Miro Heiskanen's head and neck into the glass. Schaefer later poked the puck away from Rempe on a defensive play.

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