Q+A with Ray Emery

Q: Before signing here, you talked with John Stevens, Paul Holmgren and Ed Snider. Any of those three guys say something that resonated with you?

A:  “I think all three just had that type of attitude that they wanted to win this year. Anything beyond that was the future but they want to win right now.  That works for me.  I was in a situation where I left with a bad taste in my mouth and I want to come back and I don’t want to make the playoffs.  I don’t want to win in the first round.  I want to win everything as well as I can and to play on the same team where everyone has that same goal, it just fits. So, all three of those guys had that same tone, that same vision and obviously I saw in the team last year that they’re close to that. It was a perfect fit.”

Q: Do you bring some swagger with you to this team and does an NHL team need that?

A: “Yeah, I definitely think that. That’s in any sport. That’s not to say you’re overconfident but just having that bit of adrenaline that confidence brings you.  A lot of times its the difference between winning and losing and the other team can sense that when the other team is a bit timid you can jump on them real quick.  If you come in there with your head held high and looking at guys like ‘We’re going to win’, and we know it and you’re willing to do the work, most times you are going to win.”

Q: Do you think you’re a better goaltender than Marty Biron?

A:  “I can’t tell you that, but on any given night if we play them this year, we’re going to win.”

Entire Q+A here