Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The Philadelphia Flyers have found their goaltender to challenge incumbent Steve Mason, and keeping with recent tradition, it is a familiar name.<\/p>\n
Mere minutes after the unofficial onset of free agency, the club announced the signing of Ray Emery to a contract.<\/p>\n
No terms were disclosed, but multiple reports state it is one year for $1.65 million.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old was co-recipient of the Jennings Trophy along with starter Corey Crawford on the Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks this past season, having gone 17-1-0 with a 1.94 goals-against average and three shutouts in 21 appearances.<\/p>\n
Emery was originally brought to Philly in the summer of 2009 on a $1.5 million, one-year deal, taking the starting job from the departed Martin Biron. However, serious hip injuries derailed his one and only season in orange and black.<\/p>\n
He was shut down in March of 2010 and forced to undergo season-ending bone- graft surgery to repair avascular necrosis in his right hip the following month, shortly after a bothersome left-hip injury required the team to place him on long-term injured reserve.<\/p>\n
It was a sudden end to Emery’s first campaign back in the NHL since he was let go by the Ottawa Senators due to poor play and discipline issues following the 2007-08 season. He finished the year at 16-11-1 with a 2.64 GAA and three whitewashes.<\/p>\n
But Emery persevered, resurfacing with Anaheim the following season and garnering consideration for the Masterton Trophy after going 7-2-0 with a 2.28 GAA in 10 games.<\/p>\n
The Ontario native then hooked on with Chicago in 2011, compiling a 15-9-4 mark and 2.81 GAA two seasons ago.<\/p>\n
The Flyers also signed goaltender Yann Danis to a one-year, two-way contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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