Youtube: Matt Rempe vs Dylan McIlrath

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[Troublesome 85]

Rempe is garbage

 

[Bryanbryoil]

McIlrath is quickly climbing the ladder of NHL heavies.

 

[trick9]

McIlrath is quickly climbing the ladder of NHL heavies.

He should've started at the top. He's been the king of the AHL for years already and there's better fighters down there who can't actually play hockey.

Seems like Rempe was ducking him for a reason.

 

[HersheyBob27]

Rempe got rocked

 

[TimeZone]

Rempe is just not a very good figher.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Rempe is just not a very good figher.

I’m wondering when people are going to come around to the reality of the player and not the “idea” of the player.

I mean, I wouldn’t say he’s a bad fighter. But relative to his height, he’s not nearly the monster he’s made out to be. He’s also a bad hockey player.

 

[bov]

He should've started at the top. He's been the king of the AHL for years already and there's better fighters down there who can't actually play hockey.

Seems like Rempe was ducking him for a reason.

He's fought him twice, went with Reaves, MacDermid, Deslauriers...kid isn't ducking anybody.

Not much of a fight, McIlrath is one of the top fighters in pro hockey anyway so there's no shame in losing that one.

 

[Cams]

Wasn't McIlrath mostly drafted as high as he was (10th OA) because of his junior fighting prowess? Reputation as toughest guy in the CHL in his draft year? Looking at that draft, there wasn't much toughness selected - I do believe he had a fight with Alex Petrovic at the CHL prospects game here in Windsor that year.

 

[DaaaaB's]

Rempe is just not a very good figher.

I'm sure you'd lay a beating on him .

 

[bov]

If you look at almost all of the top "heavyweights" now, it took them YEARS at the pro level to hang with the big boys at the top of the heap. Someone like Xhekaj is a pretty rare exception. Rempe is 22 and hasn't even grown into his body yet, pretty crazy to see the criticism when he's taking on these killers.

 

[stephenball]

This is just a case of an experienced fighter going up against a guy who is just big and brave. McIlrath knew he could just feed him those left jabs without losing hold of him.

 

[DaaaaB's]

If you look at almost all of the top "heavyweights" now, it took them YEARS at the pro level to hang with the big boys at the top of the heap. Someone like Xhekaj is a pretty rare exception. Rempe is 22 and hasn't even grown into his body yet, pretty crazy to see the criticism when he's taking on these killers.

Yeah anyone who can hold their own against Deslauriers isn't a bad fighter. People should go back and watch some of John Scott's early fights. Rempe will never be as good at fighting as Scott became but he'll get better.

I don't agree about Xhekaj though, he hasn't fought many top heavyweights and has struggled with the ones he did.

 

[bov]

Yeah anyone who can hold their own against Deslauriers isn't a bad fighter. People should go back and watch some of John Scott's early fights. Rempe will never be as good at fighting as Scott became but he'll get better.

I don't agree about Xhekaj though, he hasn't fought many top heavyweights and has struggled with the ones he did.

I think he can hang with most of them already, but wouldn't shock me if he gets exposed too. I guess he didn't look so great against Johnston or Deslauriers now that I watch it again.

 

[Your Boy Troy]

Rempe once again gets a bad grab right at the middle of McIlrath's collar. If he's going to be more cautious and technical, then he needs to grab around the far side shoulder area, where he can get a better restraint of that throwing arm.

 

[TimeZone]

I'm sure you'd lay a beating on him .

If I were a goon paid millions of dollars to throw punches and played in the NHL, most likely.

Dude is batting about .200 right now.

It's not like the 6'7 guy blocking jabs with his face is killing it with technique in there, this guy would be on life support by now if he were fighting the enforcers of 20 years ago with his inability to utilize range or simply showcase any kind of even below average defense.

 

[DaaaaB's]

.200 fighting the top guys in the league and he's held his own against most of them. Obviously, he could improve but he's not a bad fighter. It's ridiculous how much people shit on him. And every single player in this league would be on life support if they fought enforcers from 20 years ago.

 

[Sheppy]

Matt Rempe vs Brian Boyle would be hilarious to watch.

 

[Fatass]

I think he can hang with most of them already, but wouldn't shock me if he gets exposed too. I guess he didn't look so great against Johnston or Deslauriers now that I watch it again.

Not too sure why Rempe is in the league. Hes not a tough guy. And he’s not a useful bottom line forward. The league has expanded too much.

 

[TimeZone]

Yeah anyone who can hold their own against Deslauriers isn't a bad fighter. People should go back and watch some of John Scott's early fights. Rempe will never be as good at fighting as Scott became but he'll get better.

I don't agree about Xhekaj though, he hasn't fought many top heavyweights and has struggled with the ones he did.

The issue is he's eating a ton of damage, the kid may be 22 but his brain is going to be 60 by the time he's 25 if he doesn't learn how to utilize his reach and avoid taking damage.

 

[DaaaaB's]

The issue is he's eating a ton of damage, the kid may be 22 but his brain is going to be 60 by the time he's 25 if he doesn't learn how to utilize his reach and avoid taking damage.

That's highly unlikely, maybe in his 40s/50s but definitely not 25. The fighters from the 80's/90s/00's fought 5x as often as anyone in the league does now and against bigger/better fighters. Granted some of them are messed up now but lots are fine and none were f***ed up by 25. It's not like McIlrath laid an absolute beating on him. He landed 4-5 jersey jabs and a couple rights, not exactly a life altering beating.

 

[DaaaaB's]

Btw, just because someone has poor technique/defence it doesn't mean they're necessarily a bad fighter. I've watched plenty of boxing matches where a brawler beat a more technically sound boxer. The fact of the matter is there's probably less than 10 fighters in this league who could beat Rempe in a fight so if he's a bad fighter what's that say about the rest of the league. I think he's the most exciting thing to happen to this boring ass league in quite awhile.

 

[TimeZone]

That's highly unlikely, maybe in his 40s/50s but definitely not 25. The fighters from the 80's/90s/00's fought 5x as often as anyone in the league does now and against bigger/better fighters. Granted some of them are messed up now but lots are fine and none were f***ed up by 25. It's not like McIlrath laid an absolute beating on him. He landed 4-5 jersey jabs and a couple rights, not exactly a life altering beating.

I don't mean literally brain dead, I mean he's not going to be able to continue to sustain this kind of punishment. The more concussions you get, the more prone you get to receiving them.

I'm surprised his lights haven't been turned out yet, but once they go once they shut out easier and easier each time.

He's eaten a lot of damage at a real young age, this type of style doesn't bode well when it comes to longevity.

 

[DaaaaB's]

I don't mean literally brain dead, I mean he's not going to be able to continue to sustain this kind of punishment. The more concussions you get, the more prone you get to receiving them.

I'm surprised his lights haven't been turned out yet, but once they go once they shut out easier and easier each time.

He's eaten a lot of damage at a real young age, this type of style doesn't bode well when it comes to longevity.

Oh he definitely needs to get better at protecting himself or he will get knocked out eventually. He's taken damage for sure but nothing compared to the young guys from the decades I mentioned. We always loved it when guys like Colton Orr just stood there and traded bombs. I realize Orr is tougher than Rempe but he also fought much better fighters.

 

[Fatass]

I don't mean literally brain dead, I mean he's not going to be able to continue to sustain this kind of punishment. The more concussions you get, the more prone you get to receiving them.

I'm surprised his lights haven't been turned out yet, but once they go once they shut out easier and easier each time.

He's eaten a lot of damage at a real young age, this type of style doesn't bode well when it comes to longevity.

Sadly fighting is all that’s giving Rempe even a glimmer of hope to stay in the league. If he fights then other guys fight less. Less on Trouba for example. Rangers would much rather have Rempe doing this. Hes just not even decent at it.