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Emery signs two-way contract with Ducks
Monday, 02.07.2011 / 11:14 AM / News
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Looking to bolster their goaltending depth, the Anaheim Ducks have signed Ray Emery to a one-year, two-way contract. Terms of the deal were not released, but TSN reported the contract would pay Emery $500,000 in the NHL and $105,000 in the AHL.

Emery hasn't played since suffering a serious hip injury with the Philadelphia Flyers last season. He had surgery in April 2010 to repair the condition, called avascular necrosis, which saw the near-complete degradation of the top of the ball in his hip joint. It's the same injury that derailed and subsequently ended the athletic career of two-sport star Bo Jackson.

Emery has to clear waivers, and if he remains with the Ducks, they will assign him to their American Hockey League team, the Syracuse Crunch. The waiver process started Monday at noon ET, and concludes Tuesday at noon ET.

"Ray Emery has been a solid NHL netminder for several years and is only 28 years old," said Ducks Executive Vice President/General Manager Bob Murray. "We are going to give him a chance to go to Syracuse and establish himself again. He's worked hard to get back into shape and we are looking forward to seeing what he can do."

The Ducks could use a veteran backup to All-Star Jonas Hiller. Hiller was held out of Saturday's game against the Avalanche after complaining of fatigue and light-headedness. He's second in the League in games played (47) and shots faced (1,472), and first in saves (1,361). Curtis McElhinney started Saturday, with Timo Pielmeier recalled from Elmira of the ECHL to serve as the backup.

"We're ruling out things as we go," Murray said of Hiller. "He feels a little bit better today, but we wanted to try something else today. He has gone to see the doctor. We'll see how he is tomorrow. If it was a concussion from the puck in the All-Star (Game), we had to rule out that. He's having no concussion symptoms. He was just talking to me. He says he feels fine, but just a little off. We don't want to put a goalie in net who is just a little off."

Emery has been on the ice since the fall, with the hope that he could resume his career at some point.

"This is something I love to do and I don't want to take it for granted," Emery told ESPN.com in an October interview. "You can look at this as a bad thing or you can look at it as a chance to really realize that you should give it all you got because it's not over yet. Give it your best to get back at it."

He spent the 2008-09 season playing in Russia, and was on his way to a strong season with the Flyers prior to his injury. He was 16-11-1 with a 2.64 goals-against average and .905 save percentage in 29 games.

In six NHL seasons with the Ottawa Senators and Flyers, Emery is 87-51-15 with a 2.70 goals-against average and .907 save percentage. He backstopped the Senators to the 2007 Stanley Cup Final.

"We had people see him. He has been working out in Brampton and Ottawa. His goalie coach and trainer are pretty confident he is ready for the next step, so we'll go with that," Murray said.

Author:	fan4life61 [ Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:01 am ]
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Quote: NHL NHL Ex- #Flyers / #Sens goalie Ray Emery returns to #NHL with #NHLDucks. http://bit.ly/gR8t4G http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=5518 ... hl-rxl-twt Quote: Emery signs two-way contract with Ducks Monday, 02.07.2011 / 11:14 AM / News NHL.com 104Share Looking to bolster their goaltending depth, the Anaheim Ducks have signed Ray Emery to a one-year, two-way contract. Terms of the deal were not released, but TSN reported the contract would pay Emery $500,000 in the NHL and $105,000 in the AHL. Emery hasn't played since suffering a serious hip injury with the Philadelphia Flyers last season. He had surgery in April 2010 to repair the condition, called avascular necrosis, which saw the near-complete degradation of the top of the ball in his hip joint. It's the same injury that derailed and subsequently ended the athletic career of two-sport star Bo Jackson. Emery has to clear waivers, and if he remains with the Ducks, they will assign him to their American Hockey League team, the Syracuse Crunch. The waiver process started Monday at noon ET, and concludes Tuesday at noon ET. "Ray Emery has been a solid NHL netminder for several years and is only 28 years old," said Ducks Executive Vice President/General Manager Bob Murray. "We are going to give him a chance to go to Syracuse and establish himself again. He's worked hard to get back into shape and we are looking forward to seeing what he can do." The Ducks could use a veteran backup to All-Star Jonas Hiller. Hiller was held out of Saturday's game against the Avalanche after complaining of fatigue and light-headedness. He's second in the League in games played (47) and shots faced (1,472), and first in saves (1,361). Curtis McElhinney started Saturday, with Timo Pielmeier recalled from Elmira of the ECHL to serve as the backup. "We're ruling out things as we go," Murray said of Hiller. "He feels a little bit better today, but we wanted to try something else today. He has gone to see the doctor. We'll see how he is tomorrow. If it was a concussion from the puck in the All-Star (Game), we had to rule out that. He's having no concussion symptoms. He was just talking to me. He says he feels fine, but just a little off. We don't want to put a goalie in net who is just a little off." Emery has been on the ice since the fall, with the hope that he could resume his career at some point. "This is something I love to do and I don't want to take it for granted," Emery told ESPN.com in an October interview. "You can look at this as a bad thing or you can look at it as a chance to really realize that you should give it all you got because it's not over yet. Give it your best to get back at it." He spent the 2008-09 season playing in Russia, and was on his way to a strong season with the Flyers prior to his injury. He was 16-11-1 with a 2.64 goals-against average and .905 save percentage in 29 games. In six NHL seasons with the Ottawa Senators and Flyers, Emery is 87-51-15 with a 2.70 goals-against average and .907 save percentage. He backstopped the Senators to the 2007 Stanley Cup Final. "We had people see him. He has been working out in Brampton and Ottawa. His goalie coach and trainer are pretty confident he is ready for the next step, so we'll go with that," Murray said. thoughts?

Author:	PuckSniperPensel [ Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:04 am ]
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Somebody else claims him first.

Author:	fan4life61 [ Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:43 am ]
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he doesnt have to clear them, does he?

Author:	daz28 [ Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:54 am ]
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fan4life61 wrote: he doesnt have to clear them, does he? He does, but no one will claim him. He's not even close to being in game shape, and if anyone does claim him they have to keep him on their NHL roster for the remainder of the season. It would be silly to do that if he's not in game shape. The Ducks plan on assigning him to the Crunch for an extended conditioning stint(longer than the 2 week allowance). I guess they're kind of using him as a backup plan if Hiller/Mcilhenney go down as no one in Syracuse is NHL ready. They've been overplaying Hiller, and he sat out last game due to exhaustion. Mcbackup got a shutout though, anyways.

Author:	burner087 [ Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:06 am ]
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I have a question. Why does Emery have to clear waivers and Forsberg does not? Just curious. Or does Forsberg have to clear. I just never saw anything on him having too.

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Author:	ironyisadeadscene [ Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:22 pm ]
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he doesnt have to clear, he wasnt playing in a league prior to being signed this year.

Author:	Squanto [ Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:32 pm ]
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burner087 wrote: I have a question. Why does Emery have to clear waivers and Forsberg does not? Just curious. Or does Forsberg have to clear. I just never saw anything on him having too. Emery only has to clear waivers because he's being sent to Syracuse. He did not have to clear waivers to be signed to the Ducks' roster.

Author:	Squanto [ Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:33 pm ]
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ironyisadeadscene wrote: he doesnt have to clear, he wasnt playing in a league prior to being signed this year. He has to clear to be sent to SYR. He just wasn't subject to re-entry waivers to sign in the first place.

Author:	burner087 [ Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:33 pm ]
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Thanks for the info.

Author:	Los9090 [ Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:42 pm ]
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I told my friend to go and boo him at Syracuse

Author:	fan4life61 [ Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:12 pm ]
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ironyisadeadscene wrote: Squanto wrote: ironyisadeadscene wrote: he doesnt have to clear, he wasnt playing in a league prior to being signed this year. He has to clear to be sent to SYR. He just wasn't subject to re-entry waivers to sign in the first place. oh i thought we just meant re entry. i have the flu, cut me some slack. haha. thats what i was thinking too, thanks for clearing that up sqaunto

Author:	Sabretooth [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:27 am ]
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Emery does help the Ducks on the entertainment front.

Author:	daz28 [ Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:01 pm ]
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Ray ray is playing for the Ducks tonight, and I know most Sabre fans hate him, but I know some of you like masks a lot. I'll bet some of you like 'sugar' Ray Leonard even more yet. http://thegoalieguild.com/2011/02/emery/

Author:	BlueandYellow [ Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:02 pm ]
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daz28 wrote: Ray ray is playing for the Ducks tonight, and I know most Sabre fans hate him, but I know some of you like masks a lot. I'll bet some of you like 'sugar' Ray Leonard even more yet. http://thegoalieguild.com/2011/02/emery/ I think most PEOPLE hate the guy. He has a bad attitude and assaulted a few people in his day off the ice. For petty reasons.

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Author:	daz28 [ Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:05 pm ]
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BlueandYellow wrote: daz28 wrote: Ray ray is playing for the Ducks tonight, and I know most Sabre fans hate him, but I know some of you like masks a lot. I'll bet some of you like 'sugar' Ray Leonard even more yet. http://thegoalieguild.com/2011/02/emery/ I think most PEOPLE hate the guy. He has a bad attitude and assaulted a few people in his day off the ice. For petty reasons. Not to drag Vick into this, but I think Emery deserves a little less hate than him. Just saying. At any rate, I just was posting pics of his mask/pads, cuz I'm a boxing fan, mostly.

Author:	daz28 [ Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:11 pm ]
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BlueandYellow wrote: What does Vick have to do with anything? You said everyone hates Emery for his attitude and assaults. I said at least he didn't fight and kill dogs. iow how the fuck can Vick have so many fans, yet "most" people hate Emery? It just doesn't make sense. As I said, just comment on the gear or choose not to.

Author:	daz28 [ Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:20 pm ]
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http://thegoalieguild.com/2011/02/emery/ sigh