Mattias Tedenby practiced with the AHL's Albany Devils Wednesday for the first time since he was cut on the face with a skate during a Feb. 15 game at Adirondack.
He required plastic surgery for the cut, which began above his right ear and went across his chin. "He was in good spirits," said Tom Sestito, who is up with New Jersey now but saw Tedenby over the weekend. "The scar is pretty big, but if you know Teddy he's always got a smile on his face, so it's good to see him slowly getting better."

Mattias Tedenby (face) is expected to be back in New Jersey by the middle of the week.
He suffered a serious skate cut to the right side of his face Feb. 15 while playing in the AHL and required surgery. Tedenby visited with the surgeon Friday and he'll do that again Tuesday. "This is not just a cut where you're stitched up and play," GM Lou Lamoriello said. "He's okay, but the doctor who did the surgery wanted to see him and to take out a stitch here and there."

Mattias Tedenby hasn't been released from the hospital yet after being cut in the face by a skate on Friday night in a game with the AHL's Albany Devils.
"The doctors don't want to let him out until the swelling goes down," GM Lou Lamoriello said. They also want to make sure that an infection doesn't occur. Lamoriello added that Tedenby will come to New Jersey once he's released, so the that the team's medical staff can oversee his recovery.

New Jersey prospect Mattias Tedenby sustained a serious cut to the face in an AHL game Friday night.
Tedenby will be OK but he had to endure a long surgical procedure to close the cut and reconstruct some of the damage, including the re-attaching of some nerves. Needless to say, he won't be the Devils' first call up for a little while.

Mattias Tedenby has been reassigned to AHL Albany.
It's suspected that Bobby Butler will be recalled after the All-Star Game on Monday to take his place. Tedenby had no goals and one assist in four games with the Devils prior to his demotion.

Mattias Tedenby practiced with Travis Zajac and Ilya Kovalchuk on New Jersey's top line Thursday.
Dainius Zubrus, who played there for the first two games, joined Patrik Elias and David Clarkson on the second unit. "We did that today," coach Pete DeBoer said. "I'm not sure what we'll go with tomorrow, yet. That's definitely not in stone, but that's what we decided to do today." DeBoer wants to spark Tedenby and get more out of his game. The former first-round pick of the Devils in 2008 has one assist and one shot in two contests this campaign.

Mattias Tedenby has been assigned to the minors.
Tedenby will report to AHL Albany. He has nine goals and eight assists in 30 AHL games this season.

Mattias Tedenby had a goal and an assist in the Albany Devils' 4-1 victory over the Springfield Falcons.
That gives Tedenby six goals and seven assists in 27 AHL contests this season. He snapped a five-game pointless slump on Saturday.