Teddy Blueger almost didn't believe it.
He was at lunch in Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon enjoying the AHL All-Star break when he got a text from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton manager of team services Jay Spess.
"Hey, Billy wanted me to ask where you're at for All-Star break."
That reference was to Bill Guerin, the Penguins' assistant GM.
Blueger let Spess know he was in Minnesota, and went back to his lunch. Five minutes later, Spess texted back and asked Blueger if he had his gear with him.
"At that point, I'm not getting my hopes up, but I kind of figured it was an odd thing to ask," Blueger told me while sitting in the airport Tuesday evening, waiting for his flight to Pittsburgh.
A couple minutes later, Guerin called Blueger and broke the news: He earned a callup to Pittsburgh.
Finally.
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