ison , ▁claimed ▁off ▁of ▁wa ivers ▁from ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁O ilers , ▁as ▁Em ery ' s ▁backup . ▁Em ery ▁was ▁the ▁starting ▁go alt ender ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁leading ▁the ▁Sen ators ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁play offs . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season , ▁the ▁Sen ators ▁opt ed ▁not ▁to ▁bring ▁back ▁Ha š ek , ▁instead ▁acqu iring ▁Martin ▁Ger ber ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁Em ery ▁for ▁the ▁st arter ▁position . ▁Ger ber ▁was ▁the ▁st arter ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁poor ▁play , ▁Em ery ▁replaced ▁him ▁in ▁mid - Nov ember . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Em ery ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁three ▁games ▁from ▁the ▁N HL ▁for ▁striking ▁Montreal ▁Canad iens ▁forward ▁Maxim ▁Lap ierre ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁with ▁his ▁stick ▁after ▁Lap ierre ▁crash ed ▁into ▁Em ery ' s ▁net . ▁ ▁Tw elve ▁days ▁later , ▁after ▁his ▁susp ension ▁had ▁ended , ▁Em ery ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁fight ▁between ▁the ▁Sen ators ▁and ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Sab res . ▁He ▁and ▁Sab res ▁go alt ender ▁Martin ▁Bir on ▁left ▁their ▁cre ases ▁to ▁fight ▁each ▁other . ▁After ▁this ▁was ▁finished , ▁Sab res ▁enfor cer ▁Andrew ▁Peters ▁gra bb ed ▁Em ery ▁and ▁connected ▁with ▁ten ▁hard