The Penguins have recalled forwards Joseph Blandisi and Thomas Di Pauli and defenseman Kevin Czuczman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Jim Rutherford announced on Friday morning.
The three were previously assigned to Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, at the start of the Penguins' holiday break. As I explained at the time, that reassignment wasn't necessarily an indication of anyone coming back from injury, and it was likely just a move to prevent them from needlessly accumulating days on an NHL active roster that could impact their waiver status down the line. A player can spend up to 30 days (or 10 games played, whichever comes first) on an NHL roster after clearing waivers once during the season before…
