Emery becomes free agent after buyout

OTTAWA - Goalie Ray Emery cleared waivers on Monday, becoming an unrestricted free agent after being bought out by the Ottawa Senators.

Emery was owed US$6.75 million over the next two seasons.

Senators GM Bryan Murray put Emery on waivers after he couldn't find a market for the mercurial goalie.

`I've attempted to trade him,' Murray said Friday. `Like I said at the end of the season, it's an opportunity for us to move on and him to move on.

`You never like to do that, it's really a shame. Ray Emery is a good goaltender. I think starting over again and getting his career going again, and he'll be fine.'

Emery, 25, went 12-13-4 last season with a 3.13 goals-against average and an .890 save percentage.

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  Ottawa Senators goalie Ray Emery talks to reporters about the team's season following their fourth loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Ottawa, Thursday, April 17, 2008. There is speculation Emery might not be in the lineup next year.