CALGRY, Alberta -- Brian Elliott was eager to get back in the rink on a hot summer day. After years of fending off challengers in St. Louis, the goalie has big expectations entering next season as the unquestioned No. 1 in Calgary.This is a big one for me so Im really looking forward to it, Elliott said when introduced to the media Wednesday. Sometimes you want that extra bit of summer to relax and enjoy your downtime but now Ive gotten really excited to get the pads back on and ready to get back at it.The Flames acquired the 31-year-old Elliott from St. Louis on the night of the NHL draft for a second-round pick. Elliott and his wife were on vacation in Croatia at the time.When I got the news, it was 2 oclock in the morning and I saw my phone lighting up, Elliott said. I didnt go back to sleep after that, I was so excited.Elliott has the second-highest save percentage in the league among goalies who have played at least 50 games over the past five seasons at .925, just behind New Jerseys Cory Schneider (.926).Yet as well as he has performed over that five-year period in St. Louis, he never seemed to fully gain the trust of the coaching staff that kept trying other options. He gave way to Jaroslav Halak in one playoffs, Ryan Miller was brought in to be the guy in another. Two years ago, the Blues turned to Jake Allen in the postseason.To have that good of numbers and not get the opportunity to be the No. 1 guy, sometimes its frustrating, Elliott said. But Ive always believed if you worked hard, put your head down and plowed through it, opportunities will pop up for you.Last year, the Flames trio of Jonas Hiller, Karri Ramo and Joni Ortio collectively ranked last in the NHL in goaltending.Calgary will turn to two new goalies. Veteran backup Chad Johnson was signed as a free agent.Elliott was selected by 291st overall by Ottawa in the 2003 draft and has played 323 career games (165-99-32) with the Senators, Blues and Colorado Avalanche. He said hes ready for this next chapter.Its talked about a lot with goaltenders. It just takes longer to develop. You have to go through those experiences just to be able to be that consistent player and not really feel the ups and downs and the roller coaster of a season, he said. Just stay calm. Trust your game, trust your work and just go out and play. It takes time to learn that.Flames general manager Brad Treliving said while Elliotts on-ice performance was important, they also really liked the fit off the ice.The numbers speak for themselves but a big part of us going out and getting Brian is also the person, he said. We talked to players that played with him, teammates that have had him, coaches that have coached him. 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Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. The Flyers have claimed three straight and four of the last five encounters with the Sens overall and Philly has won two in a row and three of its past four tests in Canadas capital city. Heavyweight Jarrell Big Baby Miller is outspoken, funny, big, fun to watch and carries dynamite in his fists. Hes just the kind of heavyweight who could excite the masses someday.Miller (17-0-1, 15 KOs) has been on a steady climb after dumping kickboxing for the sweet science and is slowly but surely making a name for himself among boxing fans.He has looked good in his three most recent bouts -- nationally televised knockouts of Nick Guivas, Donovan Dennis and Akhror Muralimov. They are not top contenders but they were reasonable opponents for Miller at this stage of his career and he dusted all of them.Miller will take another decent step up in opposition when he faces experienced gatekeeper Fred Kassi in a 10-round fight on Friday (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET/PT) in the main event of a ShoBox: The New Generation quadrupleheader at Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, New York.The 6-foot-4 Miller, 28, of Brooklyn, New York, is in a hurry to get to the top but has the durable Kassi (18-5-1, 10 KOs), 36, of New Orleans, standing in his way.Supposedly Fred Kassi is the most durable guy I have fought in my whole entire boxing career, Miller said. This is what they are saying and I tip my hat off to the guy. He has been in some fights where I thought he won and he ended up on the wrong side of the decision. When he fought other fighters, he had three weeks training camp, two weeks notice. He had two months to get ready for this. Im not a last-minute opponent. Hes going to come in ready and Im not about to underestimate him.I predict a fifth- [or] sixth-round knockout. I feel once he sees my size and my pressure and the speed that I bring with my footwork, its going to be game over for him. I know for a fact Im going to knock out Fred Kassi. Thats what I do, I take your heart, I take your soul, I take your ribs.Miller has taken some heat for his conditioning but said, humorously, that he changed things up for this training camp.Ive made some changes: less cheeseburgers, Miller said, despite weighing in at a career-high 296? pounds. I cut down from three cheeseburgers to one cheeseburger a day. Same thing, in the gym every day, not doing anything different. My main thing is my strength and my speed and we are going to see, come [Friday].Miller is calling out everybody of note in the heavyweight division. Hell need a couple of solid wins against known opponents before he is likely to get the big fights he wants but he said he is putting the division on notice.They better get motivated now because Im coming. Im hungry and Im motivated, Miller said. Showtime is having me on the main event on national television. Im telling you Im coming, and Im coming to stay. They better get ready.Im different to all the heavyweights out there. Im not chasing a payday. Im chasing a legacy.dddddddddddd. Im trying to change the layout. Im trying to change the game. Im trying to change my future and make history at the same time.Miller also had much to say about three of the divisions top names, world champion Tyson Fury as well as titleholders Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua, all of whom he said he wants to fight as soon as possible.On Fury: I like Tyson Fury. I still want to break his fingers in half but he is good for the sport of boxing and I feel like me and him for a main event will sell any arena out. He talks a lot of smack and he does back it up, but he is still a jokester and I am real. I will smash him if he tries to step on me in the press conference. I will knock him out, same way I will for everyone else.A fight between us two will be like Comedy Central on steroids. It would be bananas. It would sell out kind of like a [Floyd] Mayweather-[Manny] Pacquiao [fight]. I feel like we can capture the heavyweight division and put it back on the map, just because of the way he talks.On Wilder: Wilder is a wild man when he gets in that ring, but at the same time if you watch how he performs, he performs at a mediocre level against mediocre fighters. If you stick him to a world professional athlete, like myself or top guys, youll see him bring even more. Not saying he hasnt been in the ring with A-plus fighters yet, but you can see all his loopholes in his fighting style. Its just a matter of time before he gets really exposed and I hope it is with me because I want that behind.I want to fight Wilder. If he sees my style, if he sees my footwork, hell realize Im no Artur Szpilka or Chris Arreola. And when I get in there, well, most of my fights end up in knockouts. Im 100 percent power. Once I touch them, they are getting hurt.On Joshua: Joshua is overrated, overhyped. I am going to break that jaw of his. Definitely one of the weakest of the heavyweight champs. It comes down to the basics. You have a lot of guys that have a lot of punching power and basic skills and thats not enough. Joshua is a basic heavyweight, a one-two fighter.Id fight Joshua when the timing is right. I personally dont want to go and fight Joshua just because Im his next. I think that when the time is right, itll be me and him at the MGM Grand on pay-per-view. One of those super sweepstakes fights.Also on the card: lightweight prospect Mason Menard (31-1, 23 KOs) will face Bahodir Mamadjonov (19-2, 11 KOs), welterweight puncher Bakhtiyar Eyubov (10-0, 10 KOs) will face Karim Mayfield (19-3-1, 11 KOs) and bantamweight Antonio Nieves (16-0-1, 8 KOs) will face Alejandro Santiago (11-2-1, 3 KOs). ' ' '