The Razor. Not Edge, Mach 3 (or 4 or Fusion) or Razor Ramon, I'm talking about Ray Emery.
The former Senators goaltender is currently on a sabbatical from his NHL career. Playing in Moscow for Mytischi Atalant, Ray was stellar this season in goal. His performance was amongst the best in the league with 36 games this season, posting a 22-8-0 record with a 2.12 goals-against-average and a .926 save percentage.
Now it's easy to remember Emery for leaving the team due to a contract dispute (who continues to work if they aren't getting paid anyways?) and there was the fight with the team trainer, who really really wanted Emery to wear the hat (see Seinfeld "Who will not wear the ribbon?!?"). However, Emery has been a solid force in net, and with goaltending being the backbone of a playoff contender, it's easy to envision the Razor signing a deal this off season with an NHL team.
Keep Emery on your radar this off season as one of the better Free Agent goaltenders. I can envision him playing with a number of teams, perhaps even the Toronto Maple Leafs will end the failed Justin Pogge experiment and let Emery compete for a spot. It is also in the realm of possibilities that a team like Dallas would want a proven goaltender to back up the overworked Marty Turco.
Wherever he lands, I believe he will be relatively inexpensive (around the 2 million dollar mark) and provide solid goaltending.
3 comments:
The leafs cant pick up Ray Emery cuz itll take media coverage away from burke and wilson, thatll never happen, they are media whores
What if it happens! haha
Anyone who knows anyone in hockey circles can tell you that Emery has certain issues with his nose and snorting things up it.
This is not the kind of crap that the Leafs need to deal with.
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