Pickering was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Tuesday.
Pickering is far from a lock to get into the lineup versus the Flyers on Tuesday, but it would be a strange decision to bring him up from the minors just to have him sit in the press box when the team already has seven blueliners on the roster. If Pickering does play, it will likely be at the expense of Matt Dumba or teenager Harrison Brunicke.