By Ian Mendes, Sportsnet.ca

Maybe somebody should have bought an alarm clock for Ray Emery this Christmas.

One day after the Ottawa Senators told the media that Emery missed practice because he was sick, the netminder admitted he was sent home by head coach John Paddock on Friday because he was late for practice.

"I just slept in yesterday and got here late and the coach told me to beat it," Emery admitted on Saturday morning. "I've never been a guy who has been on-time all of the time, but I was disappointed in not getting here on time."

Emery made headlines last spring, when he says he overslept and missed the team charter to New Jersey prior to Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. In a rush to get to the airport that day, Emery's white Hummer vehicle was involved in a fender-bender on Highway 417 in Ottawa.

His late appearance to practice on Friday morning came just 24 hours after his outburst after an optional skate on Thursday. Emery reportedly threw his goal stick into the stands and tossed water bottles onto the ice at the end of the session. On Saturday, he elaborated on what has been a newsworthy 48-hour period.

"I just got mad mainly at myself because I've had trouble getting motivated on the ice and I was just kind of upset with myself there," he said of Thursday's incident after practice. "And then I think it was a coincidence that I slept in yesterday. I have no one to blame but myself for this situation."

Emery's teammates had a meeting with the netminder prior to Saturday's skate to address any lingering issues that have arisen this week.

"We talked about it as a team today," said Daniel Alfredsson. "There was no message that was needed to be sent - there's no issue for us. It was just making sure that everyone (on the team) knew what was going on instead of reading news articles."

For his part, Emery would not talk about Saturday's meeting with his teammates, saying "that's something that we keep in house."

Since suffering a hip injury on December 12 at Carolina, Emery has appeared in just one out of Ottawa's last eight games. His lack of playing time and questionable attitude have led some to believe that the netminder would like a trade out of Ottawa.

But on Saturday, Emery insisted he does not want a change of scenery.

"I like playing with the guys and I like our chances this year," he said. "The team is in first place in the conference and I don't want to be a distraction, which is what is happening right now."