The Ottawa Citizen paints a picture of how for Robin Lehner, it's a dream come true.
After years of fighting for this moment, of delivering extended periods of goaltending brilliance along with occasional signs of immaturity, he has now arrived on the big stage for good. While Lehner has played in 22 NHL games during the past three seasons, every one of those has been because of an injury to one of the two goaltenders ahead of him on the depth chart.
"Now, it's because of something I've worked on and the organization felt that I deserved. I really appreciate that. This organization took me in a few years ago when no one really knew about me. I've had some ups and downs and they really moulded me into a good prospect. Then they kept going and turned me into a professional. A lot of credit goes to them."
Over time, Lehner has learned the value of patience.
"I'm young, I'm 21 years old and it has always been my age against me. I really pushed the envelope and probably haven't made it easy for the management up here. That's fine, that's who I am. They've taught me how to step back and relax a little bit."
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