Jess Rubenstein, a long-time bird dog of the ice lanes who was the first spot Vincent Mancini as a future NHL ace, agrees that – if properly handled – Rempe could be a useful big leaguer. (Repeat: if properly handled.)

Matt Rempe officially has been sent down to AHL Hartford again, clearing the way for the Rangers to activate veteran winger Jimmy Vesey before Sunday’s game against the Islanders.

Matt Rempe returned to the New York Rangers lineup on Tuesday night and his comeback from a brief stint in the AHL was anything but ordinary. Called back up from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack after spending the weekend in the minors,