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Emery signed a professional tryout offer with the Lightning on Tuesday, Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times reports.With the news surfacing last week that Andrei Vasilevskiy would be sidelined for the next two-to-three months with a blood clot in his collarbone, the Lightning elected to bring in a veteran option in Emery to compete with youngster Kristers Gudlevskis for backup duties behind No. 1 goalie Ben Bishop. Since coming out of nowhere to go 17-1-0 with a 1.94 GAA for the Blackhawks during their run to the Stanley Cup in the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season, Emery has floundered the last two seasons in Philadelphia, posting a GAA above 3.00 and a sub-.900 save mark. Even if he's able to hold off Gudlevskis for the backup gig in training camp, Emery will likely be let go by the Bolts once Vasilevskiy demonstrates he's healthy again.
