Matt Rempe starting to show hes more than just a Rangers enforcer

It was only a three-second glimpse, but Matt Rempe, finally, showcased offensive strides.The ones he started talking about in the preseason — after a summer’s worth of work — and kept doubling down on, even when he fluctuated in and out of the Rangers lineup and shuttled back and forth to AHL Hartford.

The ones that, over time, will help him morph into more than a physical fourth-line forward.In the early minutes of the third period Tuesday, Rempe found space alongside Adam Edstrom on a rush, collected a pass and flipped the puck into the Senators net with his backhand moments later, giving the Rangers a three-goal lead.It marked just the third goal of Rempe’s career and first of the campaign.As a winger with a hulking 6-foot-8 ½ frame, his job description doesn’t typically include that.

He’s far from a 20-goal scorer.At this pace, he’s far from even being a five-goal one, too.But Rempe still wants to change that.

Fifteen hours after the goal, he essentially had the ice to himself during the optional practice before a home match against the Flyers on Thursday.He worked on using his body to shield pucks and create chances.

He focused on skating.Everything, really, centered around offense.“I want to be a really good power forward one day,” Rempe said, “and I think that’s just gonna be a work in progress.”His vision hasn’t shifted, even after trips to AHL Hartford, inconsistent playing time and an eight-game suspension interrupted the flow of his second season.

Rempe has remained in the lineup for the past seven games, with the Blueshirts collecting a point in each, and has only taken 11 penalty minutes — with all of those crammed within the past two games.He has avoided costly penalties.

He has strayed from the kind of hits that would end up with him at the Department of Player Safety and could lead to another suspension.And with his season just starting to find some rhythm and stability, Rempe teased the offensive impact he hopes wi...