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Emery Trying To Shed Reputation
by Paul on 08/06/08 at 04:24 PM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
With the help of professional therapy, the support of his family and a fresh slate awaiting him in Russia, where he will tend goal for Atlant Mytishchi of the new Continental Hockey League, Emery said he’s ready to stop doing the same old things that saw him descend in startling fashion from a starting netminder with a Stanley Cup finalist to a pariah with a reputation in tatters and essentially no NHL options.
“I had lots of help,” Emery said. “I brought my family into things. I had friends I had to stop associating with. And I’ve got friends that I’m a lot closer with.”
It took the better part of two weeks to get our phone conversation lined up, and there was a feeling it might never happen, that perhaps Emery had no intention of addressing these issues with us. Yet he was text-messaging apologies and working to get a time lined up around his schedule as the team heads to training camp about an hour outside Helsinki, Finland.
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I had friends I had to stop associating with.
Easy to say, and do, when you’re in Russia and your career is in a shambles. Let’s see what happens when/if he comes back to the NHL and when/if he becomes a “star” again.
I’m rarely impressed with the contrite words of folks who are at the bottom. The true measure of a man is what he does when he’s at the top.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 08/06/08 at 05:12 PM ET
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I hope he continues to work hard. It’s never pleasant to see someone’s career and reputation in the toilet. Glad to see he’s jettisoned the hangers-on that were enabling him - some people never even manage to get that far.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 08/06/08 at 04:51 PM ET