It wasn't a surprise to most when goalie Ray Emery was put on waivers (and then bought out) by the Ottawa Senators after a rough season this year. But what surprises me is that no team has taken a chance and signed him by now. If you look at Emery's stats in the 2006-07 season, you'd understand why the Ottawa Senators made it to the Stanley Cup Finals. Emery had a record of 33-16-6, a goals-against-average of 2.47, a save-percentage of .918, and five shutouts. His playoff stats were just as impressive, when he had a record of 13-7, and goals-against-average of 2.26, save-percentage of .907, and three shutouts. Yes, they eventually lose to the Ducks, but John Muckler even said (after they won the Eastern Conference Final), that the fact he took a team to the Stanley Cup Final makes him an elite goaltender. However, it looked like this that Emery wasn't so "elite" the following season. He had a record of 12-13-4, a goals-against-average of 3.13, and a save-percentage of .890. However, Emery's failure had nothing to do with stats; it had to do with discipline, and a bit too much ego. Emery had a wrist injury early on in the season, and when his season began, it got off to a bumpy start. Eventually, Emery lost his starting job to Martin Gerber. This only made Emery lash-out, leading to him showing up to practise late, getting in arguments with his coach and teammates, and it affected his whole team. This ultimately led to the poor sea ...
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