Ray Emery Quotations

With the new rules, it's cool, I get a chance to look up and see if a guy is available for a stretch pass,

Sean Burke was a huge idol of mine as a kid, so I was really excited to play against him. I'm excited every time I get a chance to play right now. It's a new experience for me.

I don't think we played well in the third period, but I've got to be better. I've got to come up with some big saves.

It great to see the guys come up and fill the spots.

I thought we were flying out there. That magic that a lot of these guys have, you could see it ... when we got chances, we buried them.

Starting out, you just want to make a good impression and play your best,

Look, I'm just looking forward to getting the chance to play in the playoffs. That's what you want to get in your career and this is going to be a good challenge for me.

I think he was a little surprised the puck came right out to him. He had to take a step back before he could shoot, and I was able to get more set for the shot.

It didn't bother them -- they live way out in the country, man. My dad couldn't believe I got paid $500 to eat it. He works at the steel mill back home. He makes that in a week.

I thought it was a playoff-type game, and we played pretty well. Like I've said before, I've got to come up with some more saves.

I was really excited. This is close to my home town in Hamilton. I grew up with Hockey Night in Canada sitting at home watching it. This was one of the biggest games of my life.

We came out hard. When this team does that, we make it hard on other teams. I don't think it's surprising. We know what we're capable of. It's just a matter of doing it.

Time goes by fast for me right now. It's fun to hang out with the guys and know that you're going to get in there.

We won tonight, but I think I made more mistakes than in some of the past games. I felt a bit better and felt more comfortable seeing game-type plays. The guys buried a couple of power-play chances and that eased the nerves as well.

We won tonight but I made more mistakes than I did in some of the past games. When you lose as a goaltender you're definitely under a magnifying glass. Just to get a win maybe put that whole (slump) behind me.

Toronto is close to my hometown of Hamilton. I grew up watching Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday night. It was one of the most exciting games of my life, that's for sure.

We've got them in a position where we know our best chance to put them away is at home. We played a strong game. We didn't have our best start, but we played solid -- especially in the third.

Experience is helpful, but that's not saying you can't succeed not having any. I don't think it's the situation here with the team we have that I have to stand on my head.

We're in a battle with Buffalo for the top spot in the division and with Carolina for top spot in the conference. It's an exciting time of the year. With those teams not slipping up very much, we can't afford to either. We've been playing really solid since the break.

We were flying out there, it was a playoff type game and we took it to them. I've said it too often, but I've got to make some saves.

This team has been playing really well (9-1-1) since the Olympic break. (First place) is where we've had our sights set all year. It's exciting. It's definitely great to be in that spot.

We've put ourselves in a good spot, but it's not said and done. We've still got to finish it off. We realize at home is our best opportunity to do that. We've just got to re-focus for that game.

You get excited. You work for the bounces you get.

Better than being complacent. It's a fresh start for us. You can see that in the boys ... it's an opportunity to put ourselves in a good position going into the playoffs.

Everything is going to be fine. I was just a little sore.

I squeezed my legs together and I could feel the puck there, but my momentum took me back into the net. I tried to pop it out, but I guess I crossed the line with my knees.

The second one was on a bad angle and it goes through me. I don't let that in normally, it's a bad goal.

(The shutout) is exciting too because I haven't had one in a long time. We played really well and buried some chances we had and limited their scoring chances. I just want to win games and hopefully I'll get more opportunities to do so.

(The shutout) is exciting too because I haven't had one in a long time, ... We played really well and buried some chances we had and limited their scoring chances. I just want to win games and hopefully I'll get more opportunities to do so.

Ten days on the road is a long time. We wanted to bear down today. It will be nice to get back to our own beds for a few nights.

As an athlete, you have confidence in yourself all the time. I didn't really realize I was going to play this long.

The boys actually got a bit more talkative between the second and third. It was pretty quiet at the start and then the guys started saying, 'We've got to do this,' and, 'We've got to start playing with a bit more desperation.' It was exciting to see it because we talked about it and we actually went out and did it.

They have a skilled team, so for them to get only 17 shots, that means we did a good job defensively. We limited their chances and we definitely got ours.

They got a good team. We got ahead with our special teams at the start of the game and from then on it was a battle both ways.

It's exciting. More importantly the team is doing well and hopefully I've done enough to stick around and can fill the void when Dominik (Hasek) can't play.

It's a chance to give us a bit more breathing room, a chance to play a good team that plays us tough. We're happy to have Alfie back ... we just want to keep playing strong going into the playoffs.

It's a different game being up three goals in the first period. I thought we were flying out there.

It's the job of the backup goalie to be ready to play.

It just kind of worked out that over the course of the past three years, I played a couple of games here and there and I had a great team in front of me all the time so I reeled off nine kind of without recognizing it until the end of it,

It sure will be nice to get back to our own beds for a few nights.

It's cool to say that you have an NHL record and it's something that I'll remember.

It was a big game for him. It was no big deal for us, but for him it was. Maybe for him it's good to get it behind him.

They want to see wins and it was a tough night. It's understood you don't want to get booed but they were cheering when I was winning so that's part of being a fan.

I just want to play as well as I can each and every night and take it one step at a time. I haven't gotten ahead of myself, I just want to look forward to the next game and let Dom's situation and the rest take care of itself.

I'm not a guy that looks at the big picture that often. If I start thinking about it, this could be an awesome opportunity for me. But I think it's a lot better for me and the team if I look at it one game at a time. There are a lot of things you can't control.

I like playing here, and, yeah, I realize an organization can only hold stock in you for so long. I hope I've given myself a shot at a longer stay because of the recent span, but the year's not over yet . . . It's nice to have people say (nice things about you), but I still have to go out and play well until Dominik gets back. I don't want to get ahead of myself.

I had three weeks to prepare for one game. You'd like to think when you have the opportunity to prepare for three weeks, I could go out and make some big saves. The other guy outplayed me. I feel accountable to the other guys. We're fighting for first place. It's disappointing.

I'm assuming they haven't played every period like that this year. They were flying. They definitely sent a message.

I?m assuming that they haven?t played every period like that this year or they probably would be undefeated. They definitely sent a message.

I'm as competitive as they come. I was well aware that the Big Guy (Dominik Hasek) was 3-0 and I wanted to do my part, too.

I just wanted to play well, I don't worry about what other people say. I didn't make any big saves. I just tried to stay in the middle of the net and let my big body stop the puck.

I'll take the good bounces for sure. Luck was on our side, definitely.

I just kept sliding back into the net. You squeeze your knees to try and stop and brace yourself. It's frustrating.

Being a young guy, I'm just going in there and want to make the simple saves and play solid in there. With the team we got here, I think we stand a good chance.

By their reaction and the referee calling it right away, I thought it was in. I'll take it. It's a good bounce, for sure. Luck was on our side tonight.

I don't really read that stuff, but I'm sure he's probably trying to get in my head.

I don't know if we had high hopes for tonight or not but we wanted to win. I don't want to take anything away from them. They played really well and finished us off at the end.

I didn't think I was going to play the whole month. The team's been playing well and I haven't looked too far ahead. We're still battling, but I'm definitely pleased with that month.

I didn't even know about it. I'm sure he didn't play as many games as we did this month (16), but Bernie Parent ... that's pretty cool.

I don't want to get ahead of myself. I'm excited to get a chance to play, but I'm taking it one step at a time.

You work for the bounces you get. Luck was on our side, definitely.

You've got to give a lot of credit to those guys. They were still playing hard, doing the little things. It had to be tough on them.

Just playing more, I'm more comfortable. A big part is the boys are giving me a lead a lot of nights. Playing more has just let me be more comfortable in different situations in the game.

Definitely, it just felt good to get the win.

You won't go the hell for smoking, you'll just smell like you've been there.

I was motivated by the fact that I wasn't happy with my play in this series and felt accountable to the guys. That's enough motivation to want to play well.

No disrespect to anyone. I just didn't know where the flag was.