Ray Emery and the Senators avoided salary arbitration Tuesday by agreeing to a three-year deal worth $9.5 million that makes him one of the highest paid goalies. The 24-year-old was a restricted free agent. He will earn $2.75 million next season, $3.25 million in 2008-09 and $3.5 million in 2009-10 -- for an annual average of $3.16 million, a big raise over the $925,000 he made last season. He will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the contract.