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Rangers Place Matt Rempe on IR for Another Thumb Procedure

The 23-year-old’s lingering left‑thumb injury from an October fight has forced further surgery with no return timetable.

Overview

  • Rempe was moved to injured reserve as the Rangers return from the Olympic break, leaving him out for Thursday’s game against the Flyers.
  • The injury traces to an Oct. 23 bout with San Jose’s Ryan Reaves, after which Rempe said he broke his thumb in many places and later had surgery.
  • He missed 24 games earlier in the season and, upon returning, struggled to control his stick, avoided fighting on doctors’ advice, and was a healthy scratch multiple times.
  • The team has not provided a timeline for his recovery, with reporters noting he has not been officially ruled out for the rest of the season.
  • Rempe has one goal, a minus‑4 rating and 11 penalty minutes in 26 games this season, serving in a fourth‑line role in the first year of a two‑year, $975,000‑AAV deal.