Zach Budish Blogging the Combine

Zach Budish, projected second round pick and #22 North American skater, blogged his experience at the NHL combine this week over at kare11.com. It’s an interesting read about what the prospects who are invited to the combine actually go through. It’s much more than just pushups, bench press, sit ups, and verticals. During the bike test, where a prospect bikes as hard as he can for 30 seconds, they actually duct taped his feet tothe pedals. You should head on over and give it a read.

Budish, who has fully recovered from his torn ACL suffered this high school football season, probably won’t fall to the Rangers at their second round pick (the compensatory pick for Alexei Cherepanov). He’s a big dude at 6’3, 227 lbs, and is a decent skater for his size, and has a scoring touch, putting up 26-37-63 in just 37 games in the 2007-2008. If he falls to the Rangers in the 2nd round, he would be a good pickup. Size up front, with a scoring touch, would be a welcomed addition to the Rangers.