Is Rempe A Bad Fighter for His Size
- Thread starter Mirka the Turka
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Kids don't know how to fight anymore. The lack of practice is clearly showing since they fight way less than before
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He hasn't been avoiding fights. He's been suspended, scratched and told to settle down and stop fighting so much.
Also - define bad fighter? Because he'll probably whoop us. But if you're comparing to players known to be good fighter, then sure, he's on the bad side of that and doesn't protect himself much.
Also - define bad fighter? Because he'll probably whoop us. But if you're comparing to players known to be good fighter, then sure, he's on the bad side of that and doesn't protect himself much.
joestevens29
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I believe John Scott reached out to him after one of those earlier fights and told him to learn to use his size more.
Wouldn't be shocked if they train together this summer at some point. Whether Rempe ends up being an everyday NHLer or back in the AHL he needs to learn to fight if he's to continue fighting
Wouldn't be shocked if they train together this summer at some point. Whether Rempe ends up being an everyday NHLer or back in the AHL he needs to learn to fight if he's to continue fighting
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This. 90% of the league would just straight refuse to fight him, he’d beat 8%, and the remaining 2% are the dudes he’s already fought.
That’s simplifying it a bit, but it’s ridiculous to look at his immediate performance against the top fighters, at 21, and label him bad for his size. Nah dude, he’s just putting himself in a place where he’s gotta get punched by the best.
He’s reckless and I hate it, I hate what his naivety/stupidity has brought back to the league, but I wouldn’t say he’s a bad fighter, he’s just got some stuff to work on. Taking his record against the top dudes is just silly, and a small sample size as well.
The whole thing is kinda silly- Chara actually wasn’t a huge face puncher for his size, he generally just ragdolled dudes and avoided getting hurt. So like- if the goal is to beat someone up, fail. If the goal is to show toughness and assert dominance, win. Meanwhile Oleksiak has never been great for his size, never a discussion- Rempemania is somethin.
UnSandvich
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Nah, poor for your size is Brian Boyle. He's fine, nothing special besides his willingness to go.
Acallabeth
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Running away from Macdermid after two match penalties and fighting Reaves with a visor advantage doesn't scream 'courage' for me.
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Are you saying he should have removed his helmet and received an extra penalty before engaging in a fight?
joestevens29
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It's amazing how many people don't understand the black and white rules
Boreal01
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Tremendous height doesn't always translate to being a great pugilist even with the natural reach advantage
Steve McKenna was an exceedingly large punching big, Hal Gill struggled with a number of shorter opponents and nothing good ever came out of Brian Boyle dropping the gloves
Rempe may not be a world beater but I'd still consider him closer to John Scott or Derek Boogaard than any of the others listed above
Steve McKenna was an exceedingly large punching big, Hal Gill struggled with a number of shorter opponents and nothing good ever came out of Brian Boyle dropping the gloves
Rempe may not be a world beater but I'd still consider him closer to John Scott or Derek Boogaard than any of the others listed above
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Yeah he sucks, but his entire generation are weak and docile.
It worked for Homer it will work for Rempe.
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Did his AHL conditioning stint not work? all I heard before the trade deadline was that He needed to become more then a fighter.Feed him to Uncle Arber
Now all I hear from Habs fans is how they want him to fight everyone.
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jetsforever
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I think we should be scared for Rempe, he's taking haymakers to the head every fight. He doesn't have the ability, at least at this point, to protect himself.
Acallabeth
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I'm saying that portraying Rempe as some warrior who fears no man and will fight anyone, any time is a huge exaggeration.
He's a huge rat who runs around trying to injure other players with elbows and head hits from the 70s and then 'doesn't answer the bell'. Exactly the kind of player pro-fighting crowd always claims to be held in check by fighters.
Not every tough prospect is going to be a Lucic, pummeling enforcers from day 1.
He will learn. He lands some good punches even in the fights he loses.
Did you describe Tom Wilson?
He will learn. He lands some good punches even in the fights he loses.
Did you describe Tom Wilson?
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John Scott is who Rempe should be following. Dude fought a lot less often, did a lot more to protect himself while still throwing bombs, and he picked his spots better.
He also made one dirty hit and got like 7 games for it, first offense. Different time, we still cared about headshots then. Anyways, I think he saw how he’d be unfairly vilified as a big man and never did that shit again. Or he just couldn’t catch anyone again, either way. Dude has a podcast now and seems to be doing well, aim for that Matt.
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