Teddy Blueger Continues to Be One of the Penguins’ Most Important Players

3 years ago  /  The Hockey Writers  /  Read Time: 3 minutes 20 seconds

• The Pittsburgh Penguins were in rare form during the 2012 NHL Draft; The team had not one, but two picks in the first round.
• In total, the team took nine players during that draft, five of them would play some time in Pittsburgh.
• Not only is he reaching high levels of popularity, he is becoming one of the most important players on the Penguins roster.
• Let’s take a look at some of the details of Blueger’s game and how he has become one of the Penguins most important depth players.
• Tanev, who has been moved on to just about every line on the team, has five goals and six assists in 25 games.
• The Seattle Kraken will have their shot at selecting a player from each team in the upcoming Expansion Draft.
• It might sound strange to protect a player who is a regular in the bottom-six of the lineup, but given Blueger’s development and being one of the better all-around players on the team, it makes sense to keep him around.
• Any team would be lucky to have a young player like him who plays a great 200-foot game, there isn’t much reason to let it leave for nothing
• As a defensive-minded shutdown player, he is an important piece for the Penguins in the near (and possibly far) future.

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