See this is the problem. Just because Roy was a better goalie, it was okay for him to do whatever he wants. Roy's crazier escapades were kept under wrap while Emery's every fart was front page news. He is demonized in the news because that sells papers. Everyone wants to read about the crazy violent black guy.
Also, if Russian fans, Emery's club and the ownership have no problem with what happened, why do Canadians have a problem with what Emery is doing in Russia?
Well, first off, I'm not from Canada nor am I French. Not like that has anything to do with this anyhow. If you don't know, the KHL is not the top hockey league in the world, the NHL is. That being said, Emery is playing in the KHL, on a whole other continent because he couldn't find a job in the NHL. It's like he's in a high-paying AHL league.
As a boss, a GM or whatever you want to call it, how would you want this guy back up in the big leagues when he's involved in behavior of this kind. Race has no place in this discussion because if anything, Ray Emery is in the top-10 percent of the worlds population because of his wealth. He's a millionaire. And this isn't some dude from the Bronx. All of his problems were brought on by himself and no one else.
Does the media hype it up? Of course they do. And you're right, it does sell. But there are other black guys in the league that don't have these problems. And if it's about race, then why just black folks? Why stop there?
Violence in hockey is a game of parameters. Players fight on the ice, not on the bench with fans, coaches and trainers. That's my point. Ray Emery is outside of those parameters when he's driving like a nut on the road, when he's attacking two Buffalo players to fight ( although that was entertaining ), when he's disruptive in the clubhouse and when he's fighting on the bench. So if you're impressed with mediocrity, then go ahead, defend a guy with anger issues who's banished himself to another continent in a sub-par league. The KHL is a joke.
And why did Emery go the the KHL? I'll tell you why. It was money. The KHL offered the most money. And that was because no one in the NHL would dare to offer Ray as much as he's making here. I'm arguing for his career. He's blowing it away incident by incident. He could easily have commanded that kind of salary in the NHL just by focusing on the game and staying out of trouble.
