Ray Emery a Victim of the Cap… Again.
Haha maybe Ray Emery has a personal vendetta against caps (baseball and salary), who knows. Seriously, this guy has a Owens-esque ability to attract negative media attention. Will he ever get it?
After being pulled from a KHL game on Wednesday, Emery just seemed to lose it. Once on the bench, one of the Russian trainers came over to Ray and insisted several times that he put on the team’s baseball cap. Emergy proceeded to bat the trainer’s face away with his glove, before both men engaged in a grade school style staredown. Determined not to lose that epic challange of one’s manhood, they glared at each other for a good 5-6 seconds before Emery decided to throw a punch. After being restrained by several other team staff, Emery seemed to calm down a bit before quickly breaking free and chased the poor trainer down the team hallway.
Here was the statement released by his agent, JP Barry:
“From what I understand, Ray was upset about being pulled, he was hot and his head was sweaty,” said Barry. “He told the trainer three times that he didn’t want the hat and then the guy gave him a tough-guy stare. Ray then pushed him away.”
Too bad, because he’s actually in the midst of a fantastic KHL season, posting a 2.00 GAA and a .930 SV% through 32 starts. I wonder if we’ll see NHL teams showing interest in him this upcoming summer now that he’s shown he’s still got some game left, or will his crazy antics scare everyone off.
Would you mind seeing him on the Leafs next season if Toskala is traded? Between Emery, Wilson, and Burke, you gotta figure that the Toronto media types would be in golden quote heaven.
P.S. With all the attention on fighting and violence in hockey lately, I’m currently working on a small article that’ll talk about the statistical and financial aspects of fighting in hockey. Hope to have that up soon.
Always a pleasure,
Alex Tran
January 29th, 2009 at 10:58 am
No, Tran, never ever mention anything that like that ever again. You show a clip of him being an idiot and the first thought is “hey, let’s have him in Toronto”. Just no. If you were a dog, I’d stick your nose in the business you just presented to everyone lol
January 29th, 2009 at 11:07 am
alright, i’d try emery….
I’ve always had a soft spot for the oakland raider style of squad. You know, take everyone else’s attitude problems and put them on the same team. Let’s get Avery, Downey, Spezza and Ott while we’re at it. There would never be another dull night at the ACC!
January 29th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Not even with a ten-foot pole. I can envision Grabovski challenging Emery to a street fight.
January 29th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
lol. I guess it’s pretty simple. Ray suffers from a hot head.
January 29th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Bring him on… I think he just needs to be in the right system and Burke and WIlson are that system…If we are going to have a tuff lets stick to the philosaphy of starting from the Goalie out…lol
as for your PS I can’t wait to read
January 29th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Grabovski? In a street fight?
Ha, unless street fights involve fluffy pillows and gentle love taps, I don’t think Grabo is going to risk messing up his hair.
And TRAN! How dare you even SUGGEST the thought of Emery in a Leafs uniform! You will pay for bringing this mental picture to our heads! *points finger at Tran dramatically*
And yes, I’ve had one coffee to many today..
January 29th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
I like my goalies crazy. Ed Belfour would have crippled the guy. That said, Emery in the Blue and White? Never-ever in a million years. Although wendel’s suggestion does have a certain psychotic appeal…
January 29th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
I know Emery has his issues, but if kept in check by a strict coach I think he could regain his form in the NHL. Here’s what I propose, we all know the leafs aren’t competing for the forseable future. So why don’t they ship Toskala for a decent return. Then sign Emery in the off season to share the duties with Pogge. The Leafs gain assets and give Pogge/Emery a season long audition. Also I’m sure Emery could be had for a reasonable price. With Wilson at the helm, I don’t see Emery’s antics surfacing, also due to his history the term of his contract would be a year or two max!
January 29th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
I say we sign him, and keep him on a short leash. We will most likely have extra capspace over the next couple years, why not sign him to a 1 year deal for a mil or 2, if he screws up, tell him to stay home/buy him out
I think the leafs need more fire, I would love to have a goaltender who would get pissed at the terrible defense that we have exhibited this season.
January 29th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Haha I was actually just asking the question.
I didn’t mean it like, I want him here, what do you think?
January 29th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Good for Emery!
I would have done the same thing.
Why not give him a shot here..his attitude was the issue not his ability to stop a puck?
Perhaps he has grown up.
January 29th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Never, never, never……………………….never. In The Big Smoke his ego would make his head explode.
January 29th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Didn’t burke say something about entertaining the season ticket holders. Now whats more entertaining then Ray Emery. I’m sure he would Love to face the sens 8 times a year and show them what he could of been for them. I say they sign him it would make for a very interesting year next year.
January 29th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
He obviously wasn’t the problem in Ottawa as is evidenced by their play this year, but he still might be too much of a distraction. That being said, if anyone could keep him in line I think it would be Ron Wilson and his assistants. I think Emery would have to think twice about taking a shot at Tim Hunter.
January 29th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
I don’t care what a goaltender’s temperment is, so long as he can win games.
I honestly wouldn’t be opposed to taking a one-year flyer on the guy. Why not? He would come cheaper than Toskala, and chances are he would play a heck of a lot better, too. Let him prove to the team that he deserves their trust with the one-year deal. If he acts up, don’t resign him.
And if he somehow finds a way to grow up, and keep the temper under control, then he could still be a player to build around. He has the talent, and he is still young enough, to be a franchise cornerstone for years to come … if he can keep his head on straight, of course.
And that is one big heck of an “if”.
But a one-year deal sure would be tempting … very high risk, but the potential for a high reward is there, also.
January 29th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Sure, if we have the capspace/dollars. It would be worth making an extension written in as an option – in case he works out well, and then is stolen away in the off season. It would be fun to beat the Sens with him in net. Get rid of Toskala first, then this becomes a far more real option. The whole thing is a little far fetched, but entertaining.
January 29th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Looks like there could be a new “Ray”zor in T.O.
If he gets signed i hope he wears a leafs baseball cap ant the conference
January 30th, 2009 at 8:20 am
Even if RE can play well, one cannot ignore the potential consequences of having a bad seed (cancer) ruining the team chemistry and the atmosphere in the locker room (e.g. Dallas). I do think that the potential risks outweigh the benefits in this case.
January 30th, 2009 at 9:01 am
I don’t know about the whole “cancer” thing. His departure hasn’t exactly improved anything on the Senators this year.
Similarly, Jason Blake was supposed to be a locker room cancer, and he’s been arguably the Leafs’ best player this season. You can’t find a coach or teammate on the Leafs who will say a bad thing about the guy.
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