Shady Machine
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- Aug 6, 2010
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Blueger seems to be the shiny new toy that gets overrated to all hell on HF
Like it has been said already, Blueger is like 8th on the depth chart for the Penguins at center. Know why he hasn't gotten a chance in the NHL yet? Because he's not better than the guys in front of him. Blueger will get his chance next year, with all of Brassard, Cullen, Sheahan and Grant pending UFAs. But this year, there just isn't a spot for him. Calling up Wilson to replace ZAR makes a lot more sense than calling up Blueger to replace ZAR.
Blueger wouldn't even be playing even if he'd be called up, so I don't know why so many are screaming about him deserving a call-up here. Even if you assume he's better than Dea and Wilson, which is a pretty faulty assumption to begin with, he's still the 14th best forward in the organization at best. He's not a better player than Grant, so he wouldn't even be getting into the lineup with ZAR out.
It's faulty to assume TB is better than Wilson? The guy that has 2 career points in 48 NHL games? How is it faulty to suggest that TB is better than Wilson but it's not faulty to state as a matter of fact that TB isn't better than Grant? Where is your proof? Nobody really knows until we see him in the NHL.
The idea here is that the Pens should be trying out players that might actually be difference makers come the playoffs. I get the idea of giving players more grooming time, but TB has done all he can in the AHL. It's time to give him a shot. If playing him on the wing is such an issue, then move him to center and play Cullen and Sheahan at wing.