"Professional hockey is no place for sentimentality. Take Brian Elliott, for example.

He may feel downright sorry that Ottawa Senators teammate and fellow goalie Pascal Leclaire has been laid low by another injury, this one a groin pull that will keep him out at least until next week, but it's also a terrific opportunity for Elliott to reach out and win the No. 1 job, so it's a chance he has to embrace.

"It's kind of how it works in every league," Elliott said Friday. "You see a lot of injuries and guys getting chances. Sometimes you take advantage of them and thrive, and sometimes you don't.

"There's still pressure and you really can't think of how you got there, just what you're going to do when you've got there.

"Every time you get in there, it's exciting, a chance to prove yourself and a chance to help the guys win."

With Leclaire on the shelf, rookie Robin Lehner will be called up today from Binghamton of the American Hockey League. Assigned to Ottawa's affiliate at the end of training camp, but then delayed while his U.S. visa was being processed, Lehner was to make his AHL debut on Friday night against the Hershey Bears."