After touting Teddy Blueger as being NHL-ready back in June, the Penguins have instead opted with a conservative mindset towards developing Blueger, where the goal is to put him in position play a 3rd line/and or high impact 4th line center role next season in Pittsburgh.

Blueger scored his 17th goal of the season and added an assist Friday night in Wilkes Barre/Scranton’s 5-1 win, giving him 31 points in 39 games. After a 45 point season (0.64 P/G) in 17-18, Blueger is now producing at an 0.80 clip this season, scoring at a 30+ goal pace. These are promising signs for Blueger, a strong defensive player, who will be at the age (25 years old) next season where you have to find out if you have an NHL player or not in him.