Teddy Blueger (he has anglicized his name to this version) is due to turn 32, and is a left-shooting centre/winger. He has a long career, and has spent the last three years in Vancouver.

He is just like the other bottom-six signings today, primarily a defensive player with good impacts on transition. He has some small offensive gifts.

It is extremely clear the direction of the Leafs, with some depth signings that aren't zippy wingers with a lot of goals and nothing else, is to actually create the offensive zone opportunities for the top six by not asking them to play so much defence.

Blueger suffered a lower body injury in the first half of last season, but came back and lived through the final couple months of the Canucks tank season. He played for Latvia at the Olympics as their first line centre. Blueger is widely regarded as a "character guy" and "culture guy".

Blueger had a lot of success with Dakota Joshua in Vancouver two years ago, he's historically strong on faceoffs, and he fought Radko Gudas last year. Looking at his pointz, he scored his own goals, but his teammates had terrible finishing, leading to a skewed goal ratio and poor assist count. He's got useful speed, good PK skills, and he's a reliable third line centre.

Amid disaster, at least Teddy Blueger outperformed expectations in 2025-26: Year in Review
<p>Teddy Blueger probably won’t remember his 2025-26 season with the Vancouver Canucks as one of his best. It was the worst team performance of his career, by far, and only the second time in his eight-year NHL career that he’s missed the playoffs (with last year being the first). It was also his most injury-laden&#8230;</p>
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Why the rebuilding Canucks should re-sign Teddy Blueger as a culture carrier | Wagner’s Weekly
<p>Rebuilds need veterans. &nbsp; The Vancouver Canucks need to add more prospects and youth as they aim for long-term success. That’s the exciting part of a rebuild: seeing young players take their first steps toward becoming future stars. The Canucks have too few future stars at the moment, but they’ll hopefully be adding one with&#8230;</p>
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Teddy Blueger Joins Canucks Insider Podcast to Discuss Building Culture | Vancouver Canucks
Through much of his professional hockey career, Teddy Blueger has consistently shaped his game around playing the right way. Those values were instilled and reinforced to him early in his hockey career, but especially during college, and has been something he takes very seriously, not only for the benefit of
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