Emery (remember him?) eyes NHL return
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Emery (remember him?) eyes NHL return
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
Former Flyers goalie Ray "Razor" Emery told ESPN.com he will skate next week for the first time since career-threatening hip surgery last spring. The complex operation involved having a bone grafted from the lower part of his leg and being inserted into his hip.
“Usually when you have this type of thing done, they just want you to walk again,” Emery said.
But Emery, 28, a free agent who started his grueling rehab sessions six weeks ago, said he hasn’t abandoned hope of returning to the NHL someday. Emery said the earliest he thought he would be ready to play would be “maybe January.”
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren has left the door open for Emery.
"I'd say he's an NHL longshot this year," Holmgren told The Inquirer on Friday, adding that, provided Emery is healthy, the Flyers might be interested in "putting him somehwere (the minors) and seeing how he does."
Emery had a 2.64 GAA and .905 save percentage last season, his only year with the Flyers.
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For the third time in the young season, Flyers rookie goalie Sergei "Bob" Bobrovsky will start against the Penguins Friday.
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Bob looks good tonight!!— dogman5- I said when this was diagnosed that he may need total hip replacement surgery to fix this condition if the bone graft surgery failed. It is way too early for him to be thinking about skating. Surgeons who have this same surgery don't even subject their bone graft to simple walking for 9-12 months. Even if the surgery works, he will not have full dexterity or the ability to play the position of goalie without producing nearly constant pain and stiffness for himself, and he may even cause the surgery to fail. Obviously he has nothing else going for him in his life so he thinks he might as well try for one more payday. Buyer beware......— Mark1npt
This is a tragedy for this young man. I don't think he should even consider playing pro hockey again. He might end up as a cripple. Get well soon, Razor!- It seems most Pro athletes come back way to soon and many end up re-injuring themselves! In the World of Pro sports there are not many chances to earn the big $, so chances are taken. Not worth the risk with Emery! He's still young and should take it easy until next season to fully recuperate.— Johnny Boi
