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<p>Teddy Blueger is headed back to the NHL. For now.</p><p>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton&#8217;s leading scorer was recalled on an emergency basis by Pittsburgh on Wednesday as the parent club continues to deal with injuries that have piled up in the past week.</p><p>Blueger appeared in nine games, scoring three goals and four points in his first stint in Pittsburgh before being sent down on Monday after being a healthy scratch for three games.</p><p>Part of the reason for the demotion was a rash of injuries on the blue line that required Pittsburgh to recall defenseman Zach Trotman to play on Tuesday. Blueger, a third-year pro, did not have to clear waivers to be sent down, so he was a logical choice to make room.</p><p>But two more Pittsburgh players went down in Tuesday&#8217;s win in Columbus. Forward Bryan Rust and defenseman Chad Ruhwedel will be out &#8220;longer term,&#8221; according to Penguins coach Mike Sullivan.</p><p>Rust suffered a lower-body injury after colliding with Columbus&#8217; Adam McQuaid in the first period of Pittsburgh&#8217;s 5-2 win. Ruhwedel suffered an upper-body injury in the second period, making him the fourth member of the Penguins&#8217; blue line to go down in the last month, joining Olli Maatta, Kris Letang and Brian Dumoulin.</p><p>Maatta remains out indefinitely with an upper-body injury. Sullivan said Letang and Dumoulin are both &#8220;progressing&#8221; after getting injured in an overtime loss to Philadelphia on Saturday. Dumoulin is dealing with a concussion while Letang has an upper-body issue. Neither skated with the rest of the Penguins on Wednesday.</p><p>As it was, Pittsburgh had just 11 forwards for that practice, allowing Blueger to return under the emergency clause to give the Penguins the minimum of 12 ahead of Friday&#8217;s game in Buffalo and Saturday&#8217;s game in Montreal.</p><p>Trotman would also likely remain with the team if neither Letang nor Dumoulin can return this weekend. Erik Gudbranson is set to take Ruhwedel&#8217;s place after practicing with Pittsburgh for the first time on Wednesday following a trade from Vancouver on Monday.</p><p>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is also hitting the road, heading to Providence on Friday and Hartford on Saturday.</p><p>The AHL Penguins did add a veteran NHL defender at the trade deadline as Chris Wideman is set to debut. Wideman joined the team following a trade Monday that sent forward Jean-Sebastien Dea to the Florida Panthers organization.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Teddy Blueger&#8217;s return to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton lasted just a few days as he was recalled on an emergency basis to Pittsburgh on Wednesday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/web1_AP19034032517983.jpg</photo0><caption0>Teddy Blueger&#8217;s return to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton lasted just a few days as he was recalled on an emergency basis to Pittsburgh on Wednesday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Nathan Denette | AP photo, The Canadian Press </photoCredit0></div></div>
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